一次东北冷涡云降水垂直结构特征分析

利用辽宁阜新国家站(121.7458°E,42.0672°N)的毫米波云雷达(8 mm)和微雨雷达(12.5 mm)对2020年8月12—13日东北冷涡影响下的一次降水过程进行了观测,分析了云降水的垂直结构特征并探讨了降水机制.结果表明:本次过程中,云水平方向发展不均匀,以层状云和层积混合云为主,云内有时还嵌有对流泡....

Observations and analysis of vertical structure of cloud and precipitation caused by a cold vortex in Northeast China

Based on the data observed from a millimeter wavelength cloud radar (8 mm) and a micro rain radar (12.5 mm) at Fuxin national weather station (121.7458°E, 42.0672°N) in Liaoning province during a precipitation event caused by a cold vortex in Northeast China on August 12-13, 2020, we analyzed the characteristics of vertical structures of cloud and precipitation and discussed the precipitation mechanism. The results indicated that clouds develop unevenly in the horizontal direction during the precipitation, dominated by stratiform clouds and stratocumulus mixed clouds, and sometimes convective bubbles are embedded in the clouds. The cloud precipitation has changed significantly in stages, with stratiform cloud precipitation, stratocumulus mixed cloud precipitation, and convective cloud precipitation successively occurring. Both stratiform cloud precipitation and stratocumulus mixed cloud precipitation exhibit obvious bright bands, and the radar echo intensity, echo top height, and precipitation intensity of the stratiform mixed cloud precipitation are greater than that of the stratiform cloud precipitation. The radar echo of convective cloud precipitation attenuates obviously due to the heavy precipitation, thus the echo top height cannot indicate the actual cloud top situation. During the precipitation stage of stratiform clouds, the cloud radar reflectivity increases slowly as the altitude decreases, and the reflectivity decreases due to the combined effects of evaporation and collision of raindrops during their falling process. Compared with the precipitation in the stratiform cloud, the colliding effect of stratocumulus mixed cloud precipitation is stronger, and the evaporation under the cloud becomes weak due to the near-surface humidification effect of the previous precipitation. During the stage of convective cloud precipitation, the increase in reflectivity mainly occurs in the ice-water mixed layer, which favors generating large droplets, broadens the cloud drop spectrum, and improves the efficiency of collision.