A topoclimatic classification to map spring frost risk for six deciduous tree fruit varieties

Abstract

A topoclimatic classification was developed to map the frequency of damaging spring radiation frosts to six deciduous fruit varieties at a scale of 1:25,000. The methodology utilizes night‐time temperatures from climatological stations operated by the Atmospheric Environment Service (aes) ofEnvironment Canada, as well as night‐time temperatures from a temporary network of standard climate stations and mobile temperature surveys. Maps of the deviation of minimum temperature from the local aes climate station, and of spring frost risk for each fruit variety are produced.     

黄山地区气溶胶吸湿增长特性数值模拟研究

应用多种化学组分气溶胶的绝热气块分档模式,对2008年春季黄山地区气溶胶吸湿增长特性进行了模拟分析.结果表明:黄山地区气溶胶吸湿增长因子f的大小与粒子半径、相对湿度、粒子化学组分、上升速度及上升高度密切相关,且小粒子吸湿增长比大粒子显著.吸湿增长因子与相对湿度呈正相关,相对湿度越接近粒子的临界饱和比,吸湿增长因子变化越显著.可溶性有机气溶胶,通过增加溶液中溶质的百分比来影响临界饱和比,使吸湿增长因子增大.若不考虑不可溶粒子的成核作用,会高估粒子的吸湿性.随着上升速度增大,吸湿增长因子降低,降低程度与粒子初始高度的相对湿度有关.上升高度通过改变气块相对湿度的变化来影响气溶胶吸湿增长因子.     

Re-Discussion on East Asian Meiyu Rainy Season

In this paper,the synoptic-climatology of Meiyu in East Asia is discussed.It is proposed that the location of the rain band of Meiyu is stable from the viewpoint of climatology,even though the active(wet)and break(dry)Meiyu are influenced by synoptic systems.The duration and the onset and retreat dates of Meiyu exhibit tremendous interannual variabilities,and thus,they are almost unpredictable in seasonal climate prediction.The Meiyu has been used as a synoptic concept and applied to the operational forecast for many decades by meteorological agencies in East Asian countries.As a result,the prediction of the onset and retreat dates of Meiyu has become an important operational work for meteorological services.This has also misled the public’s and scientists’attention.The northward propagation of the East Asian summer monsoon(EASM)surge associated with the intraseasonal oscillation is closely related to the active and break Meiyu.The activities and propagation of the EASM surge modulate the active/break Meiyu that cause concentrative severe precipitation processes and floods or droughts;hence,the authors suggest changing the current forecasting methodology of Meiyu.It is more meaningful from the scientific as well as application viewpoints to establish the monitoring and forecasting of the EASM surge to replace the current operational forecast of Meiyu after the seasonal progress enters the climatological Meiyu period in a year.     

拉萨夏季大气热源10~20 d的振荡特征

利用逐日大气热源资料分析1950-2006年拉萨夏季大气热源的气候及其异常特征。结果表明:1)拉萨夏季大气热源的气候平均值为88 W·m^-2,明显低于亚洲季风槽区夏季热源的气候平均值,是一般强度的大气热源区。20世纪90年代中期拉萨夏季大气热源趋于减弱,21世纪初其值接近于0。2)拉萨夏季57 a大气热源10~20 d振荡强度约为季节内振荡平均强度的2倍,显著年数(33 a)占总年数的57.6%,因此10~20 d振荡是拉萨夏季大气热源季节内振荡的重要分量。3)拉萨夏季大气热源10~20 d振荡强度存在明显的季节内变化(7月上旬前后振荡最强)和明显的年代际差异(20世纪50年代末-60年代中、80-90年代前期是两个强振荡阶段)。     

Recent Advance in Understanding the Dynamics of the Madden-Julian Oscillation

The Madden-Julian oscillation （MJO） is a dominant atmospheric low-frequency mode in the tropics. In this review article, recent progress in understanding the MJO dynamics is described. Firstly, the fundamental physical processes responsible for MJO eastward phase propagation are discussed. Next, a recent modeling result to address why MJO prefers a planetary zonal scale is presented. The effect of the seasonal mean state on distinctive propagation characteristics between northern winter and summer is discussed in a theoretical framework. Then, the observed precursor signals and the physical mechanism of MJO initiation in the western equatorial Indian Ocean are further discussed. Finally, scale interactions between MJO and higher- frequency eddies are delineated.     

Interdecadal Variability of the East Asian Winter Monsoon and Its Possible Links to Global Climate Change

This paper presents a concise summary of the studies on interdecadal variability of the East Asian winter monsoon (EAWM) from three main perspectives. (1) The EAWM has been significantly affected by global climate change. Winter temperature in China has experienced three stages of variations from the beginning of the 1950s: a cold period (from the beginning of the 1950s to the early or mid 1980s), a warm period (from the early or mid 1980s to the early 2000s), and a hiatus period in recent 10 years (starting from 1998). The strength of the EAWM has also varied in three stages: a stronger winter monsoon period (1950 to 1986/87), a weaker period (1986/87 to 2004/05), and a strengthening period (from 2005). (2) Corresponding to the interdecadal variations of the EAWM, the East Asian atmospheric circulation, winter temperature of China, and the occurrence of cold waves over China have all exhibited coherent interdecadal variability. The upper-level zonal circulation was stronger, the mid-tropospheric trough over East Asia was deeper with stronger downdrafts behind the trough, and the Siberian high was stronger during the cold period than during the warm period. (3) The interdecadal variations of the EAWM seem closely related to major modes of variability in the atmospheric circulation and the Pacific sea surface temperature. When the Northern Hemisphere annular mode/Arctic Oscillation and the Pacific decadal oscillation were in negative (positive) phase, the EAWM was stronger (weaker), leading to colder (warmer) temperatures in China. In addition, the negative (positive) phase of the Atlantic multi decadal oscillation coincided with relatively cold (warm) temperatures and stronger (weaker) EAWMs. It is thus inferred that the interdecadal variations in the ocean may be one of the most important natural factors influencing long-term variability in the EAWM, although global warming may have also played a significant role in weakening the EAWM.     

IMPACT OF TROPICAL INTRASEASONAL OSCILLATION ON THE TRACKS OF TROPICAL CYCLONES IN THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC

In this work,an index of tropical 20-90 d oscillation(intra-seasonal oscillation;ISO)in the western North Pacific(WNP)was determined via the combined empirical orthogonal function(EOF)method using daily outgoing longwave radiation(OLR)field data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA),daily wind field data(at 850 hPa)from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts(ECMWF)and referencing the Madden-Julian oscillation(MJO)index proposed by Wheeler and Hendon.An in-depth investigation was conducted to examine the impact of the ISO on changes in tropical cyclone(TC)tracks in the WNP during different ISO phases.The research results indicate that during the easterly phase of the ISO,under the impact of the northeastern airflow of anti-cyclonic ISO circulation,the easterly airflow south of the western Pacific subtropical high is relatively weak,and TCs generated in the subtropical high tend to change their tracks east of 140°E;during the westerly phase,there is a relatively high probability that TCs change their tracks west of 140°E.This work also analyzed the ISO flow field situation in cases of typhoons and determined that the track of a tropical cyclone will experience a sudden right turn when the center of the ISO cyclonic(anti-cyclonic)circulation coincides with that of the cyclone.     

基于NCEP资料的近30年夏季青藏高原低涡的气候特征

基于NCEP/NCAR再分析资料并通过人工识别与天气图对比,本文对1981～2010年夏季高原低涡的气候特征进行了统计分析,对比研究了高原低涡高发年和低发年的大气环流场和低频分量场的特征,主要结果有:（1）近30年来夏季高原低涡平均每年生成32个,低涡发生频数呈现较明显的增多趋势,并具有较强的年际变化特征,低涡频数在2000年和2005年出现显著突变,在2000年由增多趋势转为减少趋势,在2005年又转为增多趋势,同时低涡频数具有显著的准5年、准9年和准15年周期振荡,6月生成的高原低涡呈减少趋势,而7月和8月生成的高原低涡均呈现增多趋势;（2）夏季高原低涡生成源地主要集中在西藏双湖、那曲和青海扎仁克吾一带,其中高原中部涡占50.8%,西部涡占27.0%,东部涡占22.2%,6月、7月和8月生成的高原低涡分别占夏季低涡总数的44.7%、29.9%和25.4%,高原低涡生成时绝大多数为暖性涡,占总数的90.7%。近30年来平均每年夏季有1.3个高影响高原低涡移出高原并在下游大范围地区产生强降水天气;移出的高原低涡以东移为主,占移出高原低涡的56.4%,而东北移和东南移的分别占移出高原低涡的20.1%和20.5%;（3）高原低涡高发年,低层的大气环流场和低频大气环流分量场均表现出较强的水平辐合及偏南气流,高层的青藏高压在高原主体范围内较气候态偏强;高原低涡低发年的情况则与之相反,伊朗高原上空的气旋、青藏高原低槽和高原南侧反气旋的配置对高原低涡的发生具有重要作用。     

油气化探样品前处理条件对稠环芳烃测定结果的影响

在油气化探工作中,稠环芳烃含量对区域油气异常有着重要的指示作用。对于稠环芳烃的测定,诸多前处理条件对稠环芳烃的提取效率有显著的影响。本文研究了油气化探样品振荡提取法的多种前处理条件(提取溶剂、样品粒径、振荡时间和静置时间、提取温度)对荧光强度测定结果的影响。实验结果表明,提取溶剂不同,测定结果存在较大差异,各提取溶剂的提取效率大小依次为:二氯甲烷正己烷乙酸乙酯石油醚。综合考虑溶剂背景值对测定结果的影响,选择以正己烷为提取溶剂进行条件实验。在研究的粒径范围内,荧光强度随样品粒径的减小而增大,但粒径过小荧光强度反而降低,粒径在0.125~0.090 mm之间的样品荧光强度最高;荧光强度随着振荡时间和静置时间的增加而增强,其中静置时间的影响较大,静置9 h后荧光强度提高不显著;振荡时间的影响相对较小,振荡20 min后提取效率提高不显著;提取温度对荧光强度的影响最为显著,在相同条件下,提取温度越高荧光强度越大,且提取温度是影响稠环芳烃测定结果重现性的关键因素。油气化探样品前处理的最优化条件为:采用粒径在0.090~0.177 mm之间的样品,以色谱纯正己烷为溶剂,提取温度25℃,振荡时间20 min,静置时间12 h。     

热带大气季节内振荡激发El Nino的机制

资料分析了表明,热带大气季节内振荡同Ｅｌ Ｎｉｎｏ发生有密切的关系。在Ｅｌ Ｎｉｎｏ事件发生之前,热带大气（尤其是赤道西太平洋地区）季节内振荡异常加强;伴随着Ｅｌ Ｎｉｎｏ的发生,热带大气季节内振荡动能明显增加。简单海－气耦合模式的分析表明,只有在年陵时间尺度大气外强迫作用下,海－气系统才可以产生类似ＥＮＳＯ模的耦合波。资料和理论模式分析和结果相结合,说明热带大气季节内振荡激发Ｅｌ Ｎｉｎｏ的机制