A mei-yu front process in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River on 23 June 1999 was simulated by using the fifth-generation Pennsylvania State University-NCAR （PSU/NCAR） Mesoscale Model （MM5） with FDDA （Four Dim...A mei-yu front process in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River on 23 June 1999 was simulated by using the fifth-generation Pennsylvania State University-NCAR （PSU/NCAR） Mesoscale Model （MM5） with FDDA （Four Dimension Data Assimilation）. The analysis shows that seven weak small mesoscale vortexes of tens of kilometers, correspondent to surface low trough or mesoscale centers, in the planetary boundary layer （PBL） in the mei-yu front were heavily responsible for the heavy rainfall. Sometimes, several weak small-scale vortexes in the PBL could form a vortex group, some of which would weaken locally, and some would develop to be a meso-α-scale low vortex through combination. The initial dynamical triggering mechanism was related to two strong currents： one was the northeast flow in the PBL at the rear of the mei-yu front, the vortexes occurred exactly at the side of the northeast flow; and the other was the strong southwest low-level jet （LLJ） in front of the Mei-yu front, which moved to the upper of the vortexes. Consequently, there were notable horizontal and vertical wind shears to form positive vorticity in the center of the southwest LLJ. The development of mesoscale convergence in the PBL and divergence above, as well as the vertical positive vorticity column, were related to the small wind column above the nose-shaped velocity contours of the northeast flow embedding southwestward in the PBL, which intensified the horizontal wind shear and the positive vorticity column above the vortexes, baroclinicity and instability.展开更多
The large-range heavy precipitation occurred in the central-southern coast of Fujian on October 6,2008.By using the conventional meteorological data and NCEP 1°×1° 6 h one time analysis data,we analyzed...The large-range heavy precipitation occurred in the central-southern coast of Fujian on October 6,2008.By using the conventional meteorological data and NCEP 1°×1° 6 h one time analysis data,we analyzed,diagnosed and discussed the reasons of this heavy rainstorm occurrence and maintenance.The results showed that this heavy rainstorm weather process was mainly formed by the low-pressure system which was remained after ' Higos' weakened.The low-pressure system was excited by the weak cold air in the low layer which was brought by 500 hPa westerly trough.The common effect of southwest jet stream in the low altitude in the southeast of low pressure and the northerly airflow in the northwest made that the low-pressure circulation strengthened and maintained.The calculation gained the physical quantity field configuration which was favorable for the appearance of heavy precipitation.The analysis on the relative helicity of windstorm showed that the distribution and the time evolution of helicity had the good corresponding relationship with the distribution and the time evolution of heavy precipitation.The intensity variation of helicity had the certain instruction significance on the rainstorm evolution.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.40505011.
文摘A mei-yu front process in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River on 23 June 1999 was simulated by using the fifth-generation Pennsylvania State University-NCAR （PSU/NCAR） Mesoscale Model （MM5） with FDDA （Four Dimension Data Assimilation）. The analysis shows that seven weak small mesoscale vortexes of tens of kilometers, correspondent to surface low trough or mesoscale centers, in the planetary boundary layer （PBL） in the mei-yu front were heavily responsible for the heavy rainfall. Sometimes, several weak small-scale vortexes in the PBL could form a vortex group, some of which would weaken locally, and some would develop to be a meso-α-scale low vortex through combination. The initial dynamical triggering mechanism was related to two strong currents： one was the northeast flow in the PBL at the rear of the mei-yu front, the vortexes occurred exactly at the side of the northeast flow; and the other was the strong southwest low-level jet （LLJ） in front of the Mei-yu front, which moved to the upper of the vortexes. Consequently, there were notable horizontal and vertical wind shears to form positive vorticity in the center of the southwest LLJ. The development of mesoscale convergence in the PBL and divergence above, as well as the vertical positive vorticity column, were related to the small wind column above the nose-shaped velocity contours of the northeast flow embedding southwestward in the PBL, which intensified the horizontal wind shear and the positive vorticity column above the vortexes, baroclinicity and instability.
文摘The large-range heavy precipitation occurred in the central-southern coast of Fujian on October 6,2008.By using the conventional meteorological data and NCEP 1°×1° 6 h one time analysis data,we analyzed,diagnosed and discussed the reasons of this heavy rainstorm occurrence and maintenance.The results showed that this heavy rainstorm weather process was mainly formed by the low-pressure system which was remained after ' Higos' weakened.The low-pressure system was excited by the weak cold air in the low layer which was brought by 500 hPa westerly trough.The common effect of southwest jet stream in the low altitude in the southeast of low pressure and the northerly airflow in the northwest made that the low-pressure circulation strengthened and maintained.The calculation gained the physical quantity field configuration which was favorable for the appearance of heavy precipitation.The analysis on the relative helicity of windstorm showed that the distribution and the time evolution of helicity had the good corresponding relationship with the distribution and the time evolution of heavy precipitation.The intensity variation of helicity had the certain instruction significance on the rainstorm evolution.
