ADAFs, accretion discs and outbursts in compact binaries

I discuss the status of the soft X-ray transient model. First, I discuss and then compare with observations the assumption that the geometrically thin disc evaporates into an ADAF. Second, I address the problems created by the recent determinations of the distance to SS Cyg, according to which the disc instability model does not apply to this famous dwarf-nova, thus casting doubt on the application of this model to any system at all.     

The role of fog,orography, and seasonality on precipitation in a semiarid,tropical island

Isotopes of water (²H/¹H and ¹⁸O/¹⁶O) are commonly used to trace hydrological processes such as moisture recycling, evaporation loss, and moisture source region and often vary temporally in a given region. This study provides a first‐ever characterization of temporally variable precipitation mechanisms of San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos. We collected fog, rain, and throughfall samples over three field seasons to understand the mechanisms driving seasonal‐ and event‐based variability in the isotopic composition of precipitation in Galápagos. We establish that fog is a common phenomenon in San Cristóbal, especially during the dry season, and we found that fog, compared with cocollected rainfall, is consistently enriched. We further suggest that the relative contribution of fog formed via different mechanisms (orographic, advective, radiation) varied seasonally. We found that the source region is the most dominant control of the isotopic composition of rainfall in the Galápagos at both the seasonal and event scales, but subcloud evaporative processes (the nontraditional manifestation of the amount effect) became a dominant control on the isotopic composition of rainfall during the dry season. Overall, our findings suggest that understanding seasonally variable water‐generating mechanisms is required for effective water resource management in San Cristóbal Island and other semiarid island ecosystems under current and future regimes of climate change.     

中国东部海陆热力差异与华南冬季雾霾的气候学关联

根据中国东部冬季海陆热力分异和耦合作用关系,构建了纬向海陆热力差异指标。从大气环流和降水角度,揭示了局地海陆热力差异对中国东部相对湿度变化的影响。基于此,探讨了局地海陆热力差异与华南地区冬季雾霾形成、转化和趋势变化的气候学关联。结果表明：冬季海陆热力对比显著的耦合区位于华南地区和菲律宾海东部海域,形成的局地海陆热力差异具有约17 a左右的年代际变化,20世纪80年代初其由强转弱的趋势突变明显。局地海陆热力差异增强时,华南地区冬季东北风异常加强,由东中国海（渤海、黄海和东海）及日本海向华南地区的水汽输送和降水也呈现增强趋势,这有利于华南地区相对湿度的异常增加。受局地海陆热力差异调控,华南地区偏湿期和偏干期约以17 a的周期交替出现。20世纪80年代之前的偏湿期,华南地区雾日条件湿度基本保持不变,之后环境相对湿度逐渐降低,引起雾日偏少。由于华南地区本底（平均）相对湿度更利于霾的形成,在污染物排放或迁移累积增强的情形下,相对湿度的降低抑制霾向雾的转化,使得雾日持续减少,而霾日趋于增加,特别在21世纪初的偏干峰值期霾日增加速率达到最高。21世纪20年代华南地区相继进入偏干期,气候变暖导致饱和比湿加大,未来霾天气趋多趋强、持续时间长等极端特性和高危险性特点将更为突显。     

天津港秋冬季低能见度数值释用预报研究

本文利用近5年(2009—2013年)天津港资料,分析了该地区大气能见度的分级特征。采用7年秋、冬季NCEP(2006—2012年)和地面资料,通过相关分析给出了对港口低能见度天气有高影响的高、低空物理量因子;排除沙尘和降水天气,针对不同区间的能见度样本,利用BP神经网络方法分类训练了3个统计模型;并与WRF天气模式产品对接,采用分步筛选法,研发了天津港秋、冬季72 h时效的逐时能见度BP释用预报产品。经过3年业务运行,检验结果表明:对逐时能见度而言,BP释用预报对10 km以下低能见度比WRF模式的预报技巧显著提高,达到10.5%~35.4%;其中对0.5 km大雾的预报技巧总体相当,但当WRF预报有降水时,WRF模式预报结果略优;对0.5~1 km的大雾预报,WRF模式的预报技巧1%,BP释用预报提高到了14%~21%。日最低能见度的检验表明:对小于1 km的大雾过程,BP释用预报的TS评分平均达到75%,比WRF预报技巧提高了24%;对1~10 km的低能见度过程,比WRF的预报技巧平均提高了60%。     

北京地区静稳天气综合指数的初步构建及其在环境气象中的应用

静稳天气与大气重污染的发生有紧密联系,为定量描述大气的静稳程度,文章研发了静稳天气综合指数。结合统计和预报经验,挑选发生大气污染的气象要素及其阈值条件,通过权重求和得到初步构建静稳天气指数(SWI)。此后,基于近13年的气象数据,分段统计各气象要素不同区间内雾-霾天气出现概率相对气候态的倍数作为分指数,根据分指数最大值和最小值的比值排序,得到10个对静稳天气具有较强指示意义的气象要素,对这10个要素的分指数求和得到静稳天气指数。改进后的指数和PM_(2.5)浓度有更好的相关性。以2015年1月一次重污染过程为例,分析不同阶段SWI和AQI指数的变化,两者具有较好的一致性,均表现出发展阶段稳定增长,消散阶段迅速降低的特征。应用静稳天气指数评估发现,APEC减排期间京津冀地区大气静稳程度和减排之前相当,但污染持续时间和峰值强度较减排前明显降低。SWI可以在重污染天气预报和重大活动减排措施评估中得到有效应用。     

利用动态阈值方法改进的风云二号卫星海雾检测技术

有效的观测是提高对海雾认知和预报水平的关键因素,卫星数据是当前最可行的观测数据源,但需要高质量的观测数据和精细的检测技术。本文为提高风云二号海雾检测水平,在现有卫星观测数据条件下借鉴了动态获取云雾阈值的思想,定制设计了一套从获取动态检测阈值到温度、纹理、噪声检测等步骤的黄渤海海雾检测方法流程。对黄渤海白天海雾检测结果的检验表明,虽然对于秋、冬非海雾季月份的效果还有待提高,但在春季海雾季已接近国际同类产品水平。同时该技术方法也需要继续搜集实例,进一步优化阈值获取方案。     

一次持续稳定的平流雾天气

对１９９７年１２月１７￣１９日出现在北京地区的平流雾进行了天气学分析,认为此次平流雾是在较为稳定的华北地形槽弱辐射的大尺度条件下,罕见的逆温顶盖（γ＝５．８４℃／１００ｍ）牢牢地置饱和湿空气于２３９．４ｍ以下北京这种特殊的地形中;地面中尺度辐合线和时空剖面图上风的脉动所产生的２００ｍ以下的小尺度辐合线引起的辐合抬升,有利于饱和湿空气不断在山前平原和谷地得以补充和聚焦,所有这些是构成这次大雾稳定维持     

湄洲湾海雾的初步分析

分析福建湄洲湾1985－1992年海雾的气候特点,发现79％的海雾发生在2－5月。应用中国气象局北京气象中心出版的历史天气图,对本区海雾进行天气学分型,结果表明,有89％的海雾出现在锋面偏北,南高北低,东脊型中,利用850hPa天气型的消空条件,结合气象因子和单站资料,得出了湄洲湾海雾的短期预报指标,并建立了预报方程。     

COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE MACRO- AND MICRO-PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DENSE FOG IN THE AREA SOUTH OF THE NANLING MOUNTAINS

Using the composite field observational data collected in the area south of the Nanling Mts. and numerical modeling, the seasonal features of dense fog and visibility, fog drop spectrum and physical concept of fog forming have been analyzed. The occurring frequency of low visibility（≤200 m） is very high with a mean of 24.7%, a maximum of 41.8% from the end of autumn to winter and next spring. The fog processes that occur in the area south of the Nanling Mts. in spring and winter result from the interactions of complicated micro-physical processes, the local terrain, water vapor transportation and the influencing weather system. The fog processes are arisen from advection or windward slope, which is much different from the radiation fog. Cooling condensation due to the air lifted by the local mountain plays an important role in fog formation. Windward slope of the mountain is favorable to the fog formation. Dense fog can occur at lower altitudes in the windward slope of mountain, resulting in the lower visibility. The fog is mainly of small-drop spectrum with smaller number-density than that of urban fog, and its drop spectrum has descending trend in the section of smaller diameter. The inverse relationship between fog water content and visibility is the best among several relationships of micro-variables. In addition to micro-physical processes of fog body itself, the motion of irregular climbing and crossing over hillside while the fog body is being transported by the wind are also important reasons for the fluctuation of micro-physical parameters such as fog water content.     

河北省中南部一次大雾天气过程分析

对2003年11月河北省中南部大雾天气进行了分析,结果表明与稳定度有关的物理量场的变化不仅是强对流等灾害性天气的预报指标,对大雾天气也有一定的指示意义：雾是在稳定的大气层结下出现的天气现象,根据大气稳定层结的状况及变化,可以判断大雾天气的有无及其生消时间。另外,前期湿度条件的积累也是影响大雾生成的主要原因。