An East Asian Subtropical Summer Monsoon Index Defined by Moist Potential Vorticity

Based on consideration of both thermodynamic and kinetic features of the subtropical summer monsoon in East Asia,a new index is defined by the moist potential vorticity (MPV) for this monsoon.Variation features of the subtropical summer monsoon over 60 years are analyzed using National Centers for Environmental Prediction/National Center for Atmospheric Research (USA) data from 1948 to 2007.Results show that the new index can well reflect the seasonal,interannual,and interdecadal variations of the East Asian subtropical summer monsoon.Correlation analysis of the new index and precipitation data from 160 stations in China shows that in high-index years,the summer monsoon is strong,and more rain falls in eastern North China,southwestern China,and along the coast of South China and less rain falls in the Yangtze-Huaihe R.basin.In low-index years,the opposite occurs.Lastly,the new index is compared with four established monsoon indices.The new index is found to have an advantage in representing summer rainfall in the Yangtze-Huaihe R.basin.     

Asymmetric rainband breaking in Typhoon Haitang (2005) before and after its landfall

Using the WRF (Weather Research Forecast) model, this work performed analysis and simulation on the rainband change during the landfall of Typhoon Haitang (2005) and found that breaking may occur over land and oceans leads to distinct asymmetric precipitation. The breaking is related to the topographic effect as well as interactions between the typhoon and midlatitude systems at upper levels. During the landfall, divergent flows at the 200-hPa level of the South-Asian high combined with divergent flows at the periphery of the typhoon to form a weak, inverted trough in the northwest part of the storm, with the mid- and low-level divergence fields on the west and northwest side of the typhoon center maintaining steadily. It intensifies the upper-level cyclonic flows, in association with positive vorticity rotating counterclockwise together with air currents that travel stepwise into a vorticity zone in the vicinity of the typhoon core, thereby forming a vorticity transfer belt in 22–25? N that extends to the eastern part of the storm. It is right here that the high-level vorticity band is subsiding so that rainfall is prevented from developing, resulting in the rainbelt breaking, which is the principal cause of asymmetric precipitation occurrence. Migrating into its outer region, the banded vorticity of Haitang at high levels causes further amplification of the cyclonic circulation in the western part and transfer of positive vorticity into the typhoon such that the rainband breaking is more distinct.     

东亚副热带急流与东北夏季降水异常的关系

利用东北地区88个气象站点观测的7、8月(夏季)降水量和NCEP/NCAR再分析资料,分析了东北地区夏季降水与同期东亚副热带西风急流之间的关系,发现东北地区夏季降水异常偏多年,位于青藏高原上空200 hPa西风急流中心强度偏强,东北地区上空急流轴向东北方向倾斜;东北地区夏季降水异常偏少年,青藏高原上空200 hPa西风...     

基于雷达回波最大重叠率的一种临近降水预报方法

基于天气雷达的临近降水预报是雷达短时预报业务系统的重要组成部分,本文在回顾雷达临近降水预报技术发展的基础上,充分考虑新一代天气雷达高时间、空间分辨率的优点,提出两个相邻时刻雷达回波具有最大重叠率的移向、移速是与降水系统整体的移向、移速密切相关的论点,再用此移向、移速对当前雷达回波进行平移,最后采用九点平均的回波生消模型...     

区域海气耦合过程对中国东部夏季降水模拟的影响

本文以区域环境系统集成模式(RIEMS)和普林斯顿海洋模式(POM)为基础,建立了一个区域海气耦合模式,评估了其对1985～2004年中圜东部夏季降水的模拟性能,并通过与观测海温强迫下单独大气模式模拟结果的比较,分析了海气耦合过程对降水模拟性能的影响.结果表明:耦合模式基本能够模拟出中国东部地区夏季降水的气候态分布及中...     

基于卫星云参数的短时降水动态估测方法

利用实时FY-2静止气象卫星红外云图和区域中尺度地面自动监测网加密降水资料,通过对云图进行参数化处理,采用动态相关方法分析长波红外分裂窗双谱组合、长波红外水汽双谱组合、亮温面积等各类卫星云参数与不同级别降水强度的关系,寻找当时与降水强度的最佳相关云参数化因子建立短时降水动态估测模型,并利用实时最新降水估测模型对未来3 ...     

2009年初内蒙古降水分布特征与成因

利用观测资料及NCEP再分析资料对2009年1—2月内蒙古地区降水异常的成因进行了初步分析。结果表明：2009年1—2月内蒙古西部、中部、东部偏南地区降水明显偏少,内蒙古东部偏北地区降水出现一定程度的增加。500 hPa高度距平特征表现为：以45°N为界,其南北两侧分别为正负距平区。这一环流特征是导致内蒙古东部偏北地区降水增多的原因之一,但对内蒙古中西部及东部偏南地区的降水异常并没有决定性的影响。内蒙古中部地区湿度条件和动力抬升条件均不利于降水,因而形成异常干旱;内蒙古东部偏南地区动力抬升条件有利于降水,但湿度条件不利于降水,实况降水的减少表明湿度条件是影响该地区降水的关键因素;内蒙古东北部地区湿度条件接近常年,而动力抬升条件明显有利于降水,因而导致降水增多。     

中国降水区划模糊聚类软划分法

利用软划分模糊聚类分析法,对中国160个观测站的近50年的年均降水数据进行研究,按降水量的多少和年际变化规律,把中国降水区域划分n类降水带,并研究了聚类参数对于划分结果的影响.进一步研究了经典的5类降水带划分法,发现了一些被分入某一降水带的地区可能具有较大的与其他类别的相似性(如通辽,大连等),研究结论提供了更丰富的隶...     

1954-2010年商丘降水变化趋势及突变分析

利用线性回归、Mann-Kendall等方法,对商丘站1953年12月-2010年11月的年、季降水资料进行趋势分析、突变检验。结果显示：年、季降水量线性变化趋势均不显著,年降水量、冬夏季降水量在增加,春秋季降水量略有减少。年降水量在2003年,冬季降水量在1997年、春季降水量在1992年、夏季降水量在2003年、秋...     

近40a中国不同量级降水对年降水量变化的影响性分析

采用1968-2007年全国595个气象台站的日降水资料,将降水量分为0．1～9．9mm、10～24．9mm、25～49．9mm和≥50mm共4个不同量级降水,通过趋势系数等统计诊断方法,分析了年雨日与年降水量相关性、年雨日与日平均降水强度的变化趋势、不同量级降水的日数和强度的变化趋势以及它们分别对年降水量变化的影响。...