The Probability Density Function Related to Shallow Cumulus Entrainment Rate and Its Influencing Factors in a Large-Eddy Simulation

The process of entrainment-mixing between cumulus clouds and the ambient air is important for the development of cumulus clouds.Accurately obtaining the entrainment rate(λ)is particularly important for its parameterization within the overall cumulus parameterization scheme.In this study,an improved bulk-plume method is proposed by solving the equations of two conserved variables simultaneously to calculateλof cumulus clouds in a large-eddy simulation.The results demonstrate that the improved bulk-plume method is more reliable than the traditional bulk-plume method,becauseλ,as calculated from the improved method,falls within the range ofλvalues obtained from the traditional method using different conserved variables.The probability density functions ofλfor all data,different times,and different heights can be well-fitted by a log-normal distribution,which supports the assumed stochastic entrainment process in previous studies.Further analysis demonstrate that the relationship betweenλand the vertical velocity is better than other thermodynamic/dynamical properties;thus,the vertical velocity is recommended as the primary influencing factor for the parameterization ofλin the future.The results of this study enhance the theoretical understanding ofλand its influencing factors and shed new light on the development ofλparameterization.

Relationships between Cloud Droplet Spectral Relative Dispersion and Entrainment Rate and Their Impacting Factors

Cloud microphysical properties are significantly affected by entrainment and mixing processes.However,it is unclear how the entrainment rate affects the relative dispersion of cloud droplet size distribution.Previously,the relationship between relative dispersion and entrainment rate was found to be positive or negative.To reconcile the contrasting relationships,the Explicit Mixing Parcel Model is used to determine the underlying mechanisms.When evaporation is dominated by small droplets,and the entrained environmental air is further saturated during mixing,the relationship is negative.However,when the evaporation of big droplets is dominant,the relationship is positive.Whether or not the cloud condensation nuclei are considered in the entrained environmental air is a key factor as condensation on the entrained condensation nuclei is the main source of small droplets.However,if cloud condensation nuclei are not entrained,the relationship is positive.If cloud condensation nuclei are entrained,the relationship is dependent on many other factors.High values of vertical velocity,relative humidity of environmental air,and liquid water content,and low values of droplet number concentration,are more likely to cause the negative relationship since new saturation is easier to achieve by evaporation of small droplets.Further,the signs of the relationship are not strongly affected by the turbulence dissipation rate,but the higher dissipation rate causes the positive relationship to be more significant for a larger entrainment rate.A conceptual model is proposed to reconcile the contrasting relationships.This work enhances the understanding of relative dispersion and lays a foundation for the quantification of entrainment-mixing mechanisms.

Parameterizations of different hydrometeor spectral relative dispersion in the convective clouds

离散度的诊断对模式中沉降过程的准确描述至关重要.本文利用WRF模式结合谱分档方案模拟安徽寿县地区的对流云,研究不同水成物的离散度.首先,无论在清洁还是污染条件下,除冰晶谱的离散度与体积平均直径间呈现负相关关系外,云滴,雨滴,霰粒子与雪粒子谱离散度与体积平均直径呈现正相关关系;云滴和雨滴受碰并过程影响,冰晶,霰粒子和雪粒子分别受凝华过程,淞附过程和聚并增长影响.其次,综合考虑污染与清洁条件下离散度和体积平均直径之间的相关关系,建立了离散度的参数化方案.最后,把该离散度方案应用到下落末速度的参数化方案中,结果表明,对于云滴,冰晶,霰粒子和雪粒子,在Gamma分布中假设谱形参数等于0会低估谱形参数而高估离散度.对于雨滴而言,假设谱形参数等于0与参数化方案结果接近.针对不同的水成物,给出了最合适的谱形参数定值.本文发展的离散度方案为进一步优化模式中下落末速度参数化方案提供参考.

Improvement of cloud microphysical parameterization and its advantages in simulating precipitation along the Sichuan-Xizang Railway

The Sichuan-Xizang Railway is an important part of the railway network in China, and geological disasters, such as mountain floods and landslides, frequently occur in this region. Precipitation is an important cause of these disasters;therefore,accurate simulation of the precipitation in this region is highly important. In this study, the descriptions for uncertain processes in the cloud microphysics scheme are improved;these processes include cloud droplet activation, cloud-rain autoconversion, rain accretion by cloud droplets, and the entrainment-mixing process. In the default scheme, the cloud water content of different sizes corresponds to the same cloud droplet concentration, which is inconsistent with the actual content;this results in excessive cloud droplet size, unreasonable related conversion rates of microphysical process(such as cloud-rain autoconversion), and an overestimation of precipitation. Our new scheme overcomes the problem of excessive cloud droplet size. The processes of cloudrain autoconversion and rain accretion by cloud droplets are similar to the stochastic collection equation, and the mixing mechanism of cloud droplets is more consistent with that occurred during the actual physical process in the cloud. Based on the new and old schemes, multiple precipitation processes in the flood season of 2021 along the Sichuan-Xizang Railway are simulated, and the results are evaluated using ground observations and satellite data. Compared to the default scheme, the new scheme is more suitable for the simulation of cloud physics, reducing the simulation deviation of the liquid water path and droplet radius from 2 times to less than 1 time and significantly alleviating the overestimation of precipitation intensity and range of precipitation center. The average root-mean-square error is reduced by 22%. Our results can provide a scientific reference for improving precipitation forecasting and disaster prevention in this region.

三参数冰相云微物理方案的构建及在单柱大气模式中的应用

云微物理的参数化对天气及气候的准确模拟至关重要,其中云粒子谱分布特征通过改变云演化发展和云辐射效应,必然进一步影响气候模拟.目前广泛使用的双参数云微物理方案,无法预报云粒子谱分布的谱形参数,阻碍了气候模式对云物理过程的准确描述.鉴于此,本文在单柱大气模式SCAM5.3(Single Column Atmosphere Model,Version 5.3)中增加雷达反射率因子的预报方程,构建了三参数冰相云微物理方案,实现了冰晶粒子谱分布谱形参数的预报.利用该模式,模拟了大气辐射观测计划在1997年夏季实施的为期29 d的观测个例(ARM97),分析了双、三参数方案对云量和辐射的模拟差异.结果表明:首先,三参数方案预报的冰晶粒子谱的谱形参数主要集中在0~4,峰值在2左右,至少有85%的μ都大于默认的0.其次,与双参数方案相比,三参数方案对云量的模拟更接近观测;利用辐射通量密度的观测值进行评估,发现无论是短波还是长波辐射通量密度,三参数方案的误差都比双参数方案小.最后,揭示了三参数方案对云量和辐射模拟效果的改进机理:主要是因为三参数方案减弱了冰晶到雪的自动转化过程,增强了冰晶凝华增长过程,从而增大了冰晶浓度和冰云云量.本文构建的三参数冰相云微物理方案,将有利于增强模式对云-气候反馈等过程的模拟能力.

Preparation of tanshinone Ⅱ_(A) self-soluble microneedles and its inhibition on proliferation of human skin fibroblasts

Objective:Hypertrophic scars(HS)are a variety of skin tissue fibrosis disease that occurs in human skin,the effective therapeutic method of which is still inaccessible up to now.As a bioactive constituent of a well-known medical plant,Salvia miltiorrhiza(Danshen in Chinese),tanshinone Ⅱ_(A)(TSA)is reported to inhibit cell proliferation in HS.Therefore,the aim of this study was to prepare TSA self-soluble microneedles to strengthen its dermal retention and break through the difficulty of significantly thickening epidermal connective tissue and stratum corneum at the HS site.The possible mechanism of action in suppressing HS was studied using human skin fibroblasts(HSF).Methods:Tanshinone Ⅱ_(A) self-dissolving microneedles(TSA-MN)was prepared using a negative mold casting method.The prescription process of microneedle was optimized by Box-Behnken effect surface method.Different media were selected to investigate the ability of transdermal absorption and in vitro release.Furthermore,according to Cell Counting Kit-8(CCK8)method as well as the Western blot method,the effect of TSA-MN on the biological characteristics of HSF was investigated.Results:With remarkable slow release effect and dermal retention,the release and transdermal properties of TSA-MN in vitro were better than both TSA and ordinary dosage forms.Its effect of HSF confirmed the essential decrease in cell motility during cell proliferation and cell migration in vitro,which plays a significant role in down-regulating the secretion of transforming growth factor-β1(TGF-β1)in HSF and increasing the expression level of Smad7.Conclusion:The prepared TSA self-soluble microneedles is helpful in solving the problem of hypertrophic scars,with a stable dermal retention effect after process optimization.

Current status of greenhouse gas emissions from aquaculture in China

Aquaculture and mariculture are becoming an increasingly important source of food supply in many countries and regions.However,with the expansion of aquaculture and mariculture comes increasing emissions of greenhouse gases(GHG)which contribute to global warming and climate change.China leads the world in aquaculture and mariculture production,but there are no studies that systematically assess China's overall carbon footprint from these industries.This study quantified GHG emissions from aquaculture and mariculture by four source phases(feed,energy use,nitrous oxide and fertilizers),and then analyzed the carbon footprint of each of these phases for GHG production of nine major species groups over the past ten years to show the spatial distribution of GHG emissions from aquaculture and mariculture in China.Our results showed that the production of feed materials contributed most to the GHG emissions and found that crop energy use,crop land use changes(LUC),fertilizer production,crop nitrous oxide production and rice methane production were the main sources of feed emissions.The total GHG emissions of the nine species groups were 112 Mt(10^(9) kg)CO_(2)e,the nine species accounting for approximately 86%of aquaculture and mariculture production.GHG emissions of cyprinids had the highest contribution at 47%.Spatial analysis based on our study showed Guangdong,Hubei,Jiangsu and Shandong had the highest GHG emissions of all the provinces in this study,and they accounted for approximately 46%of all emissions.The regional Gross Domestic Product(GDP)was significantly positively correlated with GHG emissions in every province,with a correlation coefficient higher than 0.6.Our results showed for the first time the relationship between the relative production by species composition and spatial distribution of GHG emissions from aquaculture and mariculture in China.Our findings provide the scientific basis for reduction of GHG emissions within a broader context of expanding aquaculture in the future.