Variation of Radio Refractivity with Respect to Moisture and Temperature and Influence on Radar Ray Path

In this study, the variation of radio refractivity with respect to temperature and moisture is analyzed. Also, the effects of vertical gradients in temperature and moisture on the propagation paths of electromagnetic waves of weather radar are examined for several sites across the United States using several years of sounding data from the National Weather Service. The ray path is important for identifying storm characteristics and for properly using the radar data in initializing numerical weather prediction models. It is found that during the warm season the radio refractivity gradient is more sensitive to moisture gradients than to temperature gradients. Ray paths from the commonly accepted vertical ray path model are compared to a ray path computed from a stepwise ray tracing algorithm using data from actual soundings. For the sample of about 16 000 soundings examined, we find that only a small fraction of the ray paths diverge significantly from those calculated using a ray path model based on the US Standard Atmosphere. While the problem of ray dueting in the presence of a temperature inversion is fairly well known, we identify the presence of a strong vertical moisture gradient as the culprit in the majority of the cases where significant deviations occurred.     

Application of Radar Reflectivity Factor in Initializing Cloud-Resolving Mesoscale Model. Part Ⅱ: Numerical Simulation Experiments

Microphysics elements and vertical velocity retrieved were incorporated using the nudging method into the initial data assimilation of GRAPES (Global/Regional Assimilation and Prediction System) model.Simulation experiments indicated that nudging technique was effective in forcing the model forecast gradually consistent to the observations, yielding the thermodynamically and dynamically balanced analysis field. As viewed from the simulation results, water vapor is vital to precipitation, and it is a governing factor for the amount and duration of precipitation. The initial cloud water, rain water, and vertical velocity determine the strength distribution of convection and precipitation at the beginning time of forecast; the horizontal wind field steers the motion of the mesoscale weather system embedded in and impacts the position of precipitation zone to a large extent. The simulation experiments show that the influence of the initial retrieval data on prediction weakens with the increase of forecast time, and within the first hour of forecast, the retrieval data have an important impact on the evolution of the weather system, but its influence becomes trivial after the first three hours. Changing the nudging coefficient and the integral time-spacing of numerical model will bring some influences to the results. Herein only one radar reflectivity was used, the radar observations did not cover the whole model domain, and some empirical parameters were used in the retrieval method, therefore some differences still lie between simulation and observation to a certain extent, and further studies on several aspects are expected.     

一次蒙古冷涡影响下宁夏强对流天气分析

2004年6月14、15日连续2 d宁夏大部地区出现了强雷阵雨天气,引黄灌区局部地区遭受冰雹袭击。利用常规气象资料、多普勒雷达产品等资料,对此次过程进行了天气学分析,分析表明这是一次典型的蒙古冷涡旋转东移南压造成的宁夏连续性强对流天气过程。并根据一般性雷雨与伴有冰雹的强雷雨天气发生时雷达回波的差异,统计得到宁夏发生强对流性天气的监测预警指标,同时利用宁夏中尺度区域模式MM5预报产品对其相关物理量进行了模拟分析,得到了有价值的结果。     

新一代天气雷达观测受遮挡范围内数据插补的技术方法

新一代天气雷达的建设和使用中会不可避免地遇到地形遮挡的问题。本文以南京、连云港两部新一代天气雷达为例,探讨了一种遮挡范围内进行数据插补的技术方法,以弥补雷达产品生成中的缺陷问题,尤其是解决雷达定量测量面降雨量场的补缺问题,对其它地方的新一代天气雷达观测有一定的参考意义。     

基于Web的713C天气雷达图即时共享系统

在713C天气雷达实时扫描资料定时存盘的基础上,713C天气雷达图即时共享系统利用.NET框架下新的图形接口技术GD I ,实现图形文件的格式转换和传输;在ASP.NET环境下,利用VB.NET开发语言,实现基于W eb服务器的雷达图像共享。     

相关法雷达反演风场在台风监测和分析中的应用

随着我国沿海雷达网的建设,雷达资料正逐步成为沿海气象台站台风临近登陆时的一个重要监测手段。利用相关法雷达风场反演对2001年登陆台风“百合”和“飞燕”作了环流和强度估测分析。结果表明,通过适当的质量控制,该方法可以有效地反演得到台风强风分布特征,分析精度与业务中常用的卫星估测方法相当。     

双偏振相控阵雷达与业务雷达的定量对比及观测精度研究

相控阵天气雷达突破了全机械驱动天线天气雷达的时空分辨率瓶颈,能够提供更加快速、精细的观测资料.但阵列天线存在性能参数随扫描角偏离法向而恶化的情况,使相控阵雷达定量测量存在困难.本文针对中国华南地区最新布网的双偏振相控阵天气雷达,通过与当地S波段业务雷达在相同区域内的定量对比,评估了反射率因子差分反射率因子的误差量级及其...     

一次致灾超级单体雹暴过程数值模拟和发展机制分析

利用高分辨率中尺度数值模式WRF,模拟了2019年3月21日发生在浙江省的一次大范围致灾超级单体雹暴过程,结合多普勒雷达探测产品,分析了风暴的雷达回波结构、流场结构、各类水成物等特征及其演变,并探究冰雹形成的物理机制.结果表明:此次雹暴过程是在高空急流轴右侧和低层切变线相重叠的区域发生和发展的,强垂直风切变有利于雹暴的...     

江苏南部两次暴雨-大暴雨过程分析

2011年6月10日(简称"11·06")和2017年6月10日(简称"17·06")在江苏南部出现了两次暴雨-大暴雨过程,本文利用常规观测资料、FNL再分析资料和雷达资料等,对两次过程进行了分析,结果表明:异常的高低纬度环流形势配合,为强降水的发生提供了有利的环流背景.两次过程代表站的物理量场差异较大:"17·06"...     

2005年3月22日华南飑线的综合分析

2005年3月22日华南地区发生了一次飑线天气过程。利用常规观测、雷达回波、自动气象站资料及NCEP1°×1°的逐6小时资料,从天气形势、雷达回波、物理量场等多角度综合诊断分析了该飑线过程。结果表明:该过程具有低层增温、增湿,中高层降温、低湿的特征。飑线发生在快速东移的高空槽前上干冷、下暖湿的不稳定区域,华南地区700hPa低空急流的爆发及低层急流核向东传输对不稳定能量的突然释放有很大的触发作用。飑线系统在低空增温、增湿与对流层中层干侵入的相互作用下形成,产生大范围的雷雨大风、冰雹等强对流天气。