Characteristics of Quasi-Periodic Oscillations During Sea Fog Events

Based on the high-resolution datasets collected in a sea fog field experiment at the northern coast of South China Sea, the variations of liquid water content (LWC) and net longwave radiation flux (NLRF) during two sea fog events on 16th-17th and 18th-19th March, 2008 are exaimeed by wavelet analysis, and the cooling mechanisms for fog formation and persistence are also investigated. The main results are shown as follows. (1) Sea fog may develop and persist whether it is cloudy or not aloft. However, when there is cloud aloft the LWC is less and wind speed in sea fog is higher than that in the clear sky. (2) The quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) of NLRF are observed in the formation stage of the two fogs. QPOs of LWC are only found in the developing stage no matter with cloudless or cloudy condition. (3) It is likely that sea fog forms by the cooling effects of longwave radiation and develops through the vertical mixing induced by the radiative cooling at the upper level. (4) During sea fog development and persistence, other mechanisms could also play important roles in fog-layer cooling, such as turbulent heat transport and radiation transport between air-sea interfaces.     

海雾的准周期振荡特征

根据南海北部海雾外场观测获取的高分辨率液态含水量、长波辐射通量数据,采用小波分析方法分析了2008年3月16—17日和18—19日两次海雾中的液态水含量、净长波辐射通量的变化特征,讨论南海北部海雾发展和维持的冷却机制。结果显示:(1)无论在有云或无云条件下,海雾都可发展和维持;但前者的液态含水量明显小于后者,而风速大于后者;(2)在地面海雾的生成之前和生成初期,净辐射通量都存在准周期振荡现象,无论无云/有云,地面海雾液态水的大幅度发展的阶段都存在含水量的准周期振荡现象;(3)含水量的准周期振荡现象与振荡发生时段的长波辐射通量关系不大,而主要通过湍流对液态水的混合作用与高空海雾液态水大量生成阶段的雾顶长波辐射间接相关。(4)海雾的生成都与雾顶长波辐射冷却密切相关,但发展和维持可通过不同的冷却机制,既可通过海气间湍流热量输送和辐射传输,也可通过雾顶长波辐射冷却。     

青岛海雾雾滴谱与含水量观测与分析

１９９３年６、７月间，我们在青岛小麦岛岸边用“三用滴谱仪”进行海雾滴谱和含水量观测，共取得９个滴谱资料和１８个含水量资料，同时记录了能见距离和风速、风向等。由分析得到青岛海雾的微物理特性和雾含水量，雾气的消光系数与能见距离的简单线性关系。能见距离的观测值与分析计算值在含水量从０．２－０．００２ｇ／ｍ＾３范围内的一致性很好。     

WRF模式对2013年1月华北一次大雾的数值对比试验

采用WRF模式系统模拟了2013年1月22—23日华北大雾天气过程,针对不同的边界层方案、微物理方案和陆面方案,设计了三组数值试验方案,并利用地面观测资料对其模拟效果进行了对比分析,找出了部分最适合于此次大雾过程模拟的参数化方案,它们分别是TEMF边界层方案、Goddard微物理方案和RUC陆面方案。此次数值试验结果还表明,WRF模式对大雾天气地面风速风向的模拟能力较好,其他气象要素存在一定的误差,用10 m液态水含量和10 m相对湿度指标共同诊断大雾天气能有效提高大雾判识准确率。