Intercomparison of CRA-Interim Precipitation Products with ERA5 and JRA-55

By using the hourly data from surface meteorological stations in China, the 3-hour precipitation data from CRA-Interim (Chinese Reanalysis-Interim), ERA5 (ECMWF Reanalysis 5) and JRA-55 (Japanese Reanalysis-55) are compared, both on the spatial-temporal distributions and on bias with observation precipitation in China. The results show that: (1) The three sets of reanalysis datasets can all reflect the basic spatial distribution characteristics of annual average precipitation in China. The simulation of topographic forced precipitation in complex terrain by CRA-interim is more detailed, while CRA-interim has larger negative bias in central and East China, and larger positive bias in southwest China. (2) In terms of seasonal precipitation, the three sets of reanalysis datasets overestimate the precipitation in the heavy rainfall zone of spring and summer, especially in southwest China. CRA interim’s location of the rain belt in the First Rainy Season in South China is west by south, the summer precipitation has positive bias in southwest and South China. (3) All of the reanalysis datasets can basically reflect the distribution difference of inter-annual variation of drought and flood, but the overall the CRA-Interim generally shows negative bias, while the ERA5 and JRA-55 exhibit positive bias. (4) For the diurnal variation of precipitation in summer, all the reanalysis datasets perform better in simulating the daytime precipitation than in the night, and bias of CRA-interim is less in southeast and northeast than elsewhere. (5) ERA5 generally performs the best on the evaluation of quantitative precipitation forecast, the JRA-55 is the next, followed by the CRA-Interim. CRA-Interim has higher missing rate and lower threat score for heavy rains; however, at the level of downpour, the CRA-Interim performs slightly better.     

Environmental zonation across the Australian arid region based on long-term vegetation dynamics

Zonation of landscapes is generally based on broad scale biophysical data, field surveys, imagery and expert knowledge. Such zonation represents a static view of the environment and does not reflect dynamics and function. Arid environments are however often highly dynamic, and spatial and temporal patterns may be expressed over long periods of time. These dynamics need to be understood for management. Our aim is to understand the dynamics and functional response of vegetation in the Australian arid zone, and use this to inform and potentially improve the currently employed stratification. Principal component analysis of 25 years of satellite imagery identified underlying factors influencing patterns of arid vegetation growth, and regions of similar long-term response. Dominant factors of variation were identified as the spatial distribution of total vegetation growth, seasonality of growth, magnitude of seasonal variability in growth, and regularity of variation in growth. Additional variation resulted from episodic vegetation growth of limited spatial extent and duration. Classes expressing these functional components were compared with the existing biogeographical regions, revealing agreement in some instances, and in other cases adding information previously not available. The study demonstrates a new approach to Australian landscape zonation that has potential for much wider application.     

Comparison of the Global Energy Cycle between Chinese Reanalysis Interim and ECMWF Reanalysis

The global energy cycle is a diagnostic metric widely used to gauge the quality of datasets. In this paper, the "Mixed Space-Time Domain" method for diagnosis of energy cycle is evaluated by using newly developed datasets-the Chinese Reanalysis Interim (CRAI) and ECMWF Reanalysis version 5 (ERA5), over a 7-yr period (2010-16) on seasonal and monthly timescales. The results show that the energy components calculated from the two reanalysis datasets are highly consistent;however, some components in the global energy integral from CRAI are slightly larger than those from ERA5. The main discrepancy in the energy components stems from the conversion of baroclinic process, whereas the dominant difference originates from the conversion from stationary eddy available potential energy to stationary eddy kinetic energy (CES), which is caused by systematic differences in the temperature and vertical velocity in low-mid latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere and near the Antarctic, where there exist complex terrains. Furthermore, the monthly analysis reveals that the general discrepancy in the temporal variation between the two datasets also lie mainly in the CES as well as corresponding generation and dissipation rates.     

The creation of governments-in-waiting: The Arab Uprisings and legitimacy in the international system

During the Arab Uprisings from 2010 a series of new interim governments were formed in which processes of international brokerage played a significant role. Some governments were formed only once the old political order had been displaced, but others were established during, and partly as a means to achieve, that displacement amidst continuing armed conflict. It is this second type of case that will be examined in this paper, where the move by major powers to shift recognition to new administrations forms part of the process of delegitimising a national political system that still, at least in part, exists. This paper will look at the multi-site formation of these “governments-in-waiting”, as they seek to bridge the gap between the diaspora and the resident, between the long established parties of exile and the local military commanders. The process of formation also acts as a channel through which external authorities seek – not always successfully – to act as dispensers of legitimation, and thus arbiters of rightful inclusion within structures of government. It will explore how the act of legitimation translates into changing modes of governance in areas that came under the control of the new authorities, their role in facilitating and managing processes of civil and military defection, and, in the some cases, the consequences of prior formation for the establishment of full governments once the ancien régime has finally been overthrown.     

新疆区域CRA40地面气温检验分析

将高空间分辨率的CRA40地面日平均气温插值到新疆区域105站,以105站实测气温为基准,用平均误差(ME)、均方根误差(RMSE)和相关系数(r)3项检验指标,对新疆区域CRA40地面气温数据质量进行评估,与ERA5气温检验结果进行比较。结果表明：(1)1981—2020年,新疆区域105站CRA40日平均气温与测站实况之间的相关系数r_CRA40为0.973,通过0.001的显著性水平检验。新疆区域CRA40气温与实况比较,日平均气温的年平均值、年最大值和最小值分别相差0.12、0.02和1.94℃,日平均气温年最大、最小值出现日期完全一致。(2)逐年检验结果中,2004年之前ME_CRA40为负偏差,2005年之后为正偏差,无论是ME_CRA40和RMSE_CRA40还是R_CRA40,都反映出2005—2020年新疆区域CRA40气温数据质量有所改进,较前期更加接近ERA5。(3)逐月检验结果中,新疆区域ME_CRA40绝对值和RMSE_CRA40     

基于ERA Interim的L波段探空秒级风速算法检验

本文基于L波段探空雷达高垂直分辨率方位数据,通过在不同探空高度处选取不同尺度的时间窗口,设计了计算秒级风速的3种方案。通过比较3种计算方案得到的秒级风速与ERA-Interim再分析资料在平均偏差Bias和均方根误差RMSE等指标上的差异,给出了计算秒级风速的最优算法。结果表明:由于雷达的定位存在系统偏差,窗口选取过大或过小均会引入较大的秒级风速误差,选取适当尺度的时间窗口是准确计算秒级风速的必要条件。另外,基于ERA-Interim再分析资料具备良好的时空一致性,本文提出了1种检验L波段秒级风速算法优劣的新方案。     

稻麦轮作农田区大气边界层高度的日变化和季节特征

利用2015年7月至2016年5月寿县稻麦轮作农田区观测站地基多通道微波辐射计观测的高时间分辨率温度廓线资料,结合位温梯度法,计算了该站点的大气边界层高度,分析了边界层高度的日、月和季节演变规律。结果显示,晴朗天气情况下,边界层高度具备典型的日变化特征,随着地面温度的升高边界层高度不断增大。其最大平均值通常出现在午后,8月平均高度最高,超过1520m,1月最低,只有520m。而且边界层高度具有季节变化趋势,春季(3—5月)、夏季(6—8月)、秋季(9—11月)和冬季(12月至次年2月)平均高度分别为436m,499m,377m和322m。将边界层高度结果与FNL和ERA-Interim数据进行对比,发现在白天时间段(08:00—19:00)FNL和ERA-Interim比观测平均值分别高258m,346m,夜间时间段(19:00至次日08:00)比观测平均值分别低144m,102m。     

2019年影响中国台风的降水预报误差及其来源研究

针对2019年影响中国的8个台风,利用面向降水对象的CRA(contiguous rain area)方法研究了欧洲中期天气预报中心确定性预报的降水误差来源,及其在不同预报时段和降水量级下的变化趋势,分析了台风路径预报误差与降水对象的CRA位置误差之间的相关性,对比计算了台风路径修正与CRA shifting方法对于改进降水预报的作用,并评估了台风降水概率分布、径向分布和非对称分布的预报误差。结果表明:总体而言,台风降水预报的主要误差来自于位置误差和形态误差;除特大量级降水以外,台风降水对象的CRA位置误差与路径误差显著相关,通过修正台风路径能改进降水预报,但其效果要逊于CRA shifting方法;预报的台风降水概率密度分布形态与观测总体上较为一致,但台风核心区内的预报降水强度均大于观测;台风登陆或靠近我国沿海前后,预报降水较观测更靠近台风中心,且略滞后于观测,预报降水的非对称性明显弱于观测。     

基于CRA空间检验技术的西南地区东部强降水EC模式预报误差分析

CRA(contiguous rain area)空间检验技术是将连续雨区作为目标进行检验。通过设定降水量阈值,识别、分离及平移降水目标,将预报偏差分解为落区、强度和形态误差,该方法可避免传统TS评分的双惩罚效应。利用CRA空间检验技术对2011—2014年5—9月西南地区东部EC细网格模式36 h预报时效119个降水目标的预报误差进行分析,并按照环流形势和影响系统对强降水个例进行分型,分为西南地区东部低涡切变型、西南地区东部-江淮切变型、南风型,分别对上述三类不同类型强降水个例的落区和强度误差进行了对比。得到如下结论:西南地区东部降水预报形态误差占比最大,为60%左右,其次是落区误差,为30%左右,强度误差最小,约为10%;落区平均偏西0.7°,经向偏差不明显;模式对于水平尺度较小的降水目标漏报可能性较大,而对于天气尺度降水目标模式预报面积偏大,总降水量偏大,雨强偏小;西南地区东部低涡切变型和西南地区东部-江淮切变型降水强度预报误差类似,模式预报雨区面积均偏大,降水尺度越大,偏大的概率越大,实况平均降水强度越强,模式预报强度越偏弱;南风型预报强降水面积和平均强度均偏弱,出现漏报的概率较大;而对于最大降水量,三种类型模式预报的最强降水均较实况偏弱;西南地区东部低涡切变型模式预报落区偏西,江淮至西南地区东部切变型模式预报落区偏西偏北,南风型模式预报落区偏西偏南。     

CRA40在中国地区GNSS水汽反演中的适用性评估与分析

基于中国气象局发布的CRA40气象再分析资料,计算地基GNSS水汽反演中涉及气压、气温、大气水汽加权平均温度（T_m）、天顶对流层总延迟（ZTD）等关键参数,并分别以地面气象站（气压、气温）、无线电探空测站（T_m）以及地基GNSS测站（ZTD）为参考,对这些参数在中国地区的精度和可靠性开展了系统的评估.计算结果与欧洲中期天气预报中心（ECWMF）最新一代ERA5产品的计算结果进行比较,结果表明：基于CRA40计算的测站处气压和ZTD的平均RMS（均方根）分别为0.91 hPa和13.5 mm,略差于ERA5;计算的测站处气温和T_m平均RMS分别为2.67 K和1.47 K,略优于ERA5.三类参数（气压、气温、ZTD）的日变化总体趋势与实际观测符合较好.