Climatology of Shear Line and Related Rainstorm over the Southern Yangtze River Valley Based on an Improved Intelligent Identification Method

Based on four reanalysis datasets including CMA-RA,ERA5,ERA-Interim,and FNL,this paper proposes an improved intelligent method for shear line identification by introducing a second-order zonal-wind shear.Climatic characteristics of shear lines and related rainstorms over the Southern Yangtze River Valley(SYRV)during the summers(June-August)from 2008 to 2018 are then analyzed by using two types of unsupervised machine learning algorithm,namely the t-distributed stochastic neighbor embedding method(t-SNE)and the k-means clustering method.The results are as follows:(1)The reproducibility of the 850 hPa wind fields over the SYRV using China’s reanalysis product CMARA is superior to that of European and American products including ERA5,ERA-Interim,and FNL.(2)Theory and observations indicate that the introduction of a second-order zonal-wind shear criterion can effectively eliminate the continuous cyclonic curvature of the wind field and identify shear lines with significant discontinuities.(3)The occurrence frequency of shear lines appearing in the daytime and nighttime is almost equal,but the intensity and the accompanying rainstorm have a clear diurnal variation:they are significantly stronger during daytime than those at nighttime.(4)Half(47%)of the shear lines can cause short-duration rainstorms(≥20 mm(3h)^(-1)),and shear line rainstorms account for one-sixth(16%)of the total summer short-duration rainstorms.Rainstorms caused by shear lines are significantly stronger than that caused by other synoptic forcing.(5)Under the influence of stronger water vapor transport and barotropic instability,shear lines and related rainstorms in the north and middle of the SYRV are stronger than those in the south.

The Instability of the Vortex Sheet along the Shear Line

The traditional Kelvin-Helmholtz notion of studying the shear instability is not suitable for the case associated with shear line with the strong wind shear in the vortex sheet. Since then, the shear instability becomes theinstability of the vortex sheet. If the velocity is induced by the vortex sheet, the inequalities (1? R r + Ri d)> 0 and U(v,t)> U(A(t)) become the criterion of the vortex sheet instability. This criterion indicates that 1) the disposition of environment field restrains the disturbance developing along the shear line. 2) There exist multi—scale interactions in the unstable process of the shear line. The calculation of the necessary condition for the instability is also presented in this paper. Key words Shear line - Induced velocity - Instability of the vortex sheet This work was supported by the project on the study of the formative mechanism and predictive theory of the significant climate and weather disaster in China under Grant G 1998040907 and by the key project on the Dynamic Study of Severe Mesoscale Covective Systems sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.49735180.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MERIDIONALLY ORIENTED SHEAR LINES OVER THE TIBETAN PLATEAU AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH RAINSTORMS IN THE BOREAL SUMMER HALF-YEAR

In this paper,European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts(ECMWF)Reanalysis-Interim(ERAInterim)data and daily precipitation data in China from May to October during 1981-2016 are used to study the climatic characteristics of the meridionally oriented shear lines(MSLs)over the Tibetan Plateau(TP).The relationship between the MSL and rainstorms in the eastern TP and neighboring areas of the TP during the boreal summer half-year is also investigated.An objective method,which uses a combination of three parameters,i.e.the zonal shear of the meridional wind,the relative vorticity and the zero line of meridional wind,is adopted to identify the shear line.The results show that there are two high-occurrence centers of MSL.One is over the central TP(near 90°E)and the other is over the steep slope area of the eastern TP.Fewer MSLs are found along the Yarlung Zangbo River over the western TP and the southern Tibet.There are averagely 42.2 MSL days in each boreal summer half-year.The number of MSL days reaches the maximum of 62 in 2014 and the minimum of 22 in 2006.July and October witness the maximum of 10.2 MSL days/year and the minimum of 4.2 MSL days/year,respectively.The annual number of the MSL days shows periodicities of 2-4 and 4-6 years,which is quite similar to those of the MSL rainstorm days.In the neighboring areas of the TP,nearly56%of the MSLs lead to rainstorms,and nearly 40%of rainstorms are caused by the MSLs,indicating a close relationship between the MSLs and rainstorms in this region.

Intensity Evolution of Zonal Shear Line over the Tibetan Plateau in Summer:A Perspective of Divergent and Rotational Kinetic Energies

Based on the ERA5 reanalysis datasets during 1980-2019,a total of eleven zonal shear lines(ZSLs)that caused heavy precipitation and lasted more than 60 hours over the Tibetan Plateau in summer are selected for composite analysis.By decomposing the kinetic energy(K)near the ZSL into divergent and rotational kinetic energies(K_(D)and K_(R))and the kinetic energy of interaction between the divergent wind and the rotational wind(K_(R)D),the influence of the rotational and divergent winds on the evolution of the ZSL intensity is investigated from the perspective of K_(D)and K_(R).The main results are as follows.The ZSL is a comprehensive reflection of rotation and convergence.The intensity evolution of ZSL is essentially synchronized with those of K,K_(R),and K_(RD)but lags behind K_(D)by about three hours.The enhancement of K is mainly contributed by K_(R),which is governed by the conversion from K_(D)to K_(R).Furthermore,the increase in the conversion from K_(D)to K_(R)is controlled by the geostrophic effect term Af,which is determined by the joint enhancement of the zonal rotational and meridional divergent wind components(u_(R)and v_(D)).Therefore,the joint enhancement of u_(R)and v_(D)controls the increase of the ZSL intensity,leading to increased precipitation.

Analysis of the Regional Heavy Rainstorm Caused by A Cooling Shear Line

By using the conventional data,the rainfall data in the automatic weather station and so on,a regional heavy rainstorm which happened in the northwest and north central region of Shandong Province during May 9-10,2009 was analyzed.The results showed that the cooling shear line in low altitude was the main system which caused the heavy rainstorm.The rainstorm mainly happened on the left front of jet stream in low altitude,the right of cooling shear line in low altitude and the northeast quadrant of vortex.The southwest jet stream in the west of subtropical high established a water vapor passage from the South China Sea to the center of North China.It not only provided warm and wet air and energy for the development of heavy rainstorm,but also was the necessary condition which shear line in low altitude stagnated for a long time.Ground frontal cyclone was the trigger mechanism of rainstorm.The northeast wet and cold air joined with the southwest warm and wet air in Shandong after the front,which prompted the development of convection and the release of instable energy to form the rainstorm.

Study on the Structure of a Horizontal Shear Line over the Tibetan Plateau Based on CRA-Interim Datasets and Its Comparison with ERA-Interim Datasets

The CRA-Interim trial production of the global atmospheric reanalysis for 10 years from 2007 to 2016 was carried out by the China Meteorological Administration in 2017. The structural characteristics of the horizontal shear line over the Tibetan Plateau (TPHSL) based on the CRA-Interim datasets are examined by objectively identifying the shear line, and are compared with the analysis results of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts reanalysis data (ERA-Interim). The case occurred at 18UTC on July 5, 2016. The results show that both of the ERA-Interim and CRA-Interim datasets can well reveal the circulation background and the dynamic and thermal structure characteristics of TPHSL, and they have shown some similar features. The middle and high latitudes at 500 hPa are characterized by the circulation situation of"two troughs and two ridges", and at 200 hPa, the TPHSL is located in the northeast quadrant of the South Asian High Pressure (SAHP). The TPHSL locates in the positive vorticity zone and passes through the positive vorticity center corresponding to the ascending motion. Near the TPHSL, the contours of pseudo-equivalent potential temperature (θse) tend to be intensive, with a high-value center on the south side of the TPHSL. The TPHSL can extend to460 hPa and vertically inclines northward. There is a positive vorticity zone near the TPHSL which is also characterized by the northward inclination with the height, the ascending motion near the TPHSL can extend to 300 hPa, and the atmospheric layer above the TPHSL is stable. However, the intensities of the TPHSL’s structure characteristics analyzed with the two datasets are different, revealing the relatively strong intensity of geopotential height field, vertical velocity field, vorticity field and divergence field from the CRA-Interim datasets. In addition, the vertical profiles of the dynamic and water vapor thermal physical quantities of the two datasets are also consistent in the east and west part of the TPHSL. In summary, the reliable and usable CRA-Interim datasets show excellent properties in the analysis on the structural characteristics of a horizontal shear line over the Tibetan Plateau.

Structural Characteristics of the Spring Transverse Shear Line over the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Influence Mechanism of the Upper-level Jet on Its Evolution

Based on the four-times-daily ERA-Interim data with the resolution of 0.75°×0.75°,the structure and evolution characteristics of a transverse shear line(TSL)over the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in April 2017 were analyzed,and the influence mechanism of the frontogenesis and frontolysis caused by the upper-level jet on its evolution was also investigated.The results show that the TSL was mainly located near the axis of the positive vorticity zone,which was a low-value area of the wind speed.It was a shallow baroclinic system with weak ascending motion.In the vertical direction,the TSL extended to the lowest height at 00:00 and the highest at 18:00.In the horizontal direction,the length of the TSL in the east-west direction was relatively shorter during 00:00-06:00 and relatively longer during 12:00-18:00.Besides,the position of the TSL was slightly northward at 06:00 and slightly southward at 18:00.The moving direction of the TSL was generally consistent with that of the upper-level jet.In addition,the vertical stretching height of the TSL and the near-surface wind speed were positively correlated with the intensity of the upper-level jet.The calculation by frontogenesis function indicates that the frontogenesis(frontolysis)was conducive to the formation(weakening)and strengthening(dissipation)of the TSL.The horizontal deformation-induced and diabatic heating-induced frontogenesis were favorable for the formation of the TSL,while the middle-level horizontal convergence-induced and diabatic heating-induced frontogenesis were beneficial to its maintenance.Besides,the moving direction and baroclinicity of the TSL over the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau were determined by the horizontal deformation-induced frontogenesis.In the frontogenesis function,the terms of horizontal deformation and horizontal convergence together determined the position of the TSL,and the diabatic heating term was conducive to the upward extension of the TSL.

Climatology of Transverse Shear Lines Related to Heavy Rainfall over the Tibetan Plateau during Boreal Summer

Based on ERA-Interim data and precipitation data of 2474 stations in China during May-October from 1981 to 2013, transverse shear lines （TSLs） were identified, and their climatic characteristics and association with torrential rainfall events over the Tibetan Plateau and the region to its east during boreal summer were analyzed statistically, based on three criteria： the meridional shear of zonal wind, the relative vorticity, and the zero contour line of zonal wind. It was found that TSLs are generally west east oriented over the Tibetan Plateau, with the highest occurrence frequency in June, and least occurrence in October. The high frequency axis of TSLs, parallel to the terrain of the Tibetan Plateau, shifts southward from May to August, and then slightly northward from September to October. The annual average TSL frequency is 65.3 days, and there are obvious interannual and interdecal variations of TSLs. The annual fluctuation of TSL frequency is most distinct in the 1980s, followed by the 2000s, with average frequency appearing during 1995 2000. It was found that the occurrence frequency of TSLs and that of heavy rainfall events over the Tibetan Plateau are stable during 1981-2013. However, the occurrence frequency of the heavy rainfall events resulting from TSLs is decreasing. More than 50% of the TSLs can lead to heavy rainfall, while 40% of the heavy rainfall events are caused by TSLs. TSLs are closely related to heavy rainfalls in the flooding season of June-August over the Tibetan Plateau.

Study of a Horizontal Shear Line over the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau and the Impact of Diabatic Heating on Its Evolution

Based on the 4 times daily 0.75°× 0.75° ERA-Interim data, the structural evolution of a Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau horizontal （east-west-oriented） shear line （TSL） during 15-19 August 2015 and the effect of diabatic heating on its evolution were analyzed. The results show that the TSL possessed a vertical thickness of up to 1.5 km （approxim-ately 600-450 hPa）, and was baroclinic in nature. Weak ascending motions occurred near the TSL, accompanied with more significant gradients in dew point temperature than in temperature. The TSL was characterized by diurnal vari- ations in its appearance and structure. It was relatively full in shape （broken） and was the lowest （highest） in vertical extent at 0000 （1800） UTC, and veered clockwise （anticlockwise） dttring 0000--0600 （1200-1800） UTC. When the north-south span of the TSL increased, it was prone to fracturing; and it disappeared when the dew point temperat-ure gradients to its either side decreased. When the TSL moved northward （southward）, its western （eastern） section broke up, while the eastern （western） section inclined to regenerate or merge. The TSL tended to move towards the positive vorticity areas with significant increases in vorticity. When the positive vorticity center moved down, the height of TSL decreased. Further analysis shows that the plateau surface heating dominated the vorticity attribute of the TSL and its movement, with different contributions from local variation, horizontal advection, and vertical advec-tion of the diabatic heating to the TSL at different heights.

LONGITUDINAL SHEAR PROBLEMS OF COLLINEAR RIGID LINE INCLUSIONS IN ANISOTROPIC MATERIALS

Longitudinal shear problems of collinear rigid line inclusions (sometimes calledhard crack or inverse crack problems) in anisotropic materials are dealt with. By usingthe conplex variable method, we present the formulation of the general problem and the closed form solutions to some problems of practical importance, The atressdistribution in the immediate vicinity of the rigid line end is examined. The corresponding formulation and solutions for isotropic materials can be arrived at fromthe special cases of those in the present paper, some of which are in agreement with the existing results￣[1].

Comparison of Remolded Shear Strength with Intrinsic Strength Line for Dredged Deposits

Chandler proposed the intrinsic strength line to correlate the undrained shear strength of samples one-dimensionally consolidated from slurry with the void index proposed by Burland. The undrained shear strength on the intrinsic strength line is different from the remolded undrained shear strength that is an important parameter for design and construction of land reclamation. The void index is used in this study for normalizing the remolded strength behavior of dredged deposits. A quantitative relationship between remolded undrained shear strength and void index is established based on extensive data of dredged deposits available from sources of literature. Furthermore, the normalized remolded undrained shear strength is compared with intrinsic strength line. The comparison result indicates that the ratio of undrained shear strength on the intrinsic strength line over remolded undrained shear strength increases with an increase in applied consolidated stress.

Mesoscale and Microphysical Characteristics of a Double Rain Belt Event in South China on May 10–13,2022

A second rain belt sometimes occurs ahead of a frontal rain belt in the warm sector over coastal South China,leading to heavy precipitation.We examined the differences in the mesoscale characteristics and microphysics of the frontal and warm sector rain belts that occurred in South China on May 10–13,2022.The southern rain belt occurred in an environment with favorable mesoscale conditions but weak large-scale forcing.In contrast,the northern rain belt was related to low-level horizontal shear and the surface-level front.The interaction between the enhanced southeasterly winds and the rainfall-induced cold pool promoted the persistent growth of convection along the southern rain belt.The convective cell propagated east over the coastal area,where there was a large temperature gradient.The bow-shaped echo in this region may be closely related to the rear-inflow jet.By contrast,the initial convection of the northern rain belt was triggered along the front and the region of low-level horizontal shear,with mesoscale interactions between the enhanced warm-moist southeasterly airflow and the cold dome associated with the earlier rain.The terrain blocked the movement of the cold pool,resulting in the stagnation of the frontal convective cell at an early stage.Subsequently,a meso-γ-scale vortex formed during the rapid movement of the convective cell,corresponding to an enhancement of precipitation.The representative raindrop spectra for the southern rain belt were characterized by a greater number and higher density of raindrops than the northern rain belt,even though both resulted in comparable hourly rainfalls.These results help us better understand the characteristics of double rain belts over South China.

一次江淮气旋引起的区域大暴雨可预报性分析及模式检验

利用常规观测资料和逐6 h的ERA5空间分辨率为0.25°×0.25°的再分析资料及数值产品,采用天气学分析和物理量诊断等方法,对河南2020年6月一次江淮气旋区域大暴雨的可预报性进行分析.结果表明:(1)强降水主要出现在850 hPa低涡前部西南急流出口区顶部和切变线两侧50~100 km的重叠区域内、地面气旋辐合线附近及左侧冷暖空气交汇处,以冷区降水为主.(2)水汽和动力条件均具有极端性,PWAT、Q850、Qu850、垂直上升运动速度值均超过了河南各类型100 mm以上强降水统计阈值.(3)850 hPa低涡的移动方向和地面3 h负变压中心移动方向对地面气旋的移动有引导作用,负变压中心较气旋中心出现时间早12 h左右.(4)数值模式EC在24~240 h内、CMA-GFS在24~168 h内晴雨准确率和小雨量级TS评分>0.8,暴雨及以下量级的降水TS评分24~72 h内CMA-GFS优于EC,96 h后CMA-GFS低于EC.(5)EC和CMA-GFS强降水落区较实况偏北0.7~0.8个纬度.

Analysis of a Large-scale Hail Process in Ulanqab City

Based on the weather monitoring data,NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data and Doppler weather radar data,the circulation background,atmospheric stability and changing characteristics of radar echoes of a large-scale hail weather process in Ulanqab City on July 5,2021 were analyzed.The results show that this hail weather process occurred in the summer afternoon of the hail-prone period in Ulanqab City,and was formed under the influence of upper trough and the circulation background of"two troughs and one ridge",which was conducive to the occurrence of strong convection weather.The low-level shear line provided the dynamic and water vapor conditions for the occurrence of the hail.In strong convection weather,water vapor was transported mainly from the Bay of Bengal,India and Nepal over the Himalayas.Before the occurrence of strong convection weather,water vapor transport increased significantly,and the low-level water vapor concentrated below 400 hPa,with obvious convergence and vertical transport.The characteristic parameters of radar echoes,such as combined reflectivity,vertically integrated liquid,and echo top height,increased significantly before and during the occurrence of hail,which had good indicative significance for the prediction and early warning of hail.

预制装配式仰拱与衬砌接头直剪试验研究

装配式结构具有成本低、工期短和绿色施工等优点,因此中国正在大力推动装配式技术的应用.装配式技术应用于高速公路隧道建设中时,预制装配式仰拱与现浇衬砌接头处存在较大的安全隐患,容易发生剪切破坏.为了探究该类装配式结构接头处直剪受力状态下的抗剪力学性能,以接头的界面植筋率、界面尺寸和界面处理方式作为变化参数,设计并制作了21个“Z”字形试件开展直剪试验,观测了试件失效的全部过程以及破坏形态,获取了试件的剪切-滑移曲线,系统地分析了接头直剪力学性能的变化规律.结果表明:试件破坏分为植筋剪断和混凝土失效两种破坏形态;随着界面植筋率增加,试件极限抗剪承载力、延性和抵抗界面损伤演化的能力均随之提升;界面植筋率由0.7%增至1.1%时,极限抗剪承载力提升最大为66.4%;界面凿毛处理后试件的抗剪性能更优,其延性提升最大为41.5%;界面植筋率相同时,随着界面尺寸的增大,抗剪承载力随之提升,最大提升64.8%;试件抗剪性能存在一定的尺寸效应,界面尺寸较小试件的抗剪承载力随界面植筋率增加而提升的效果不显著.最后根据相关规范计算方法,基于试验结果和拓展的剪切-摩擦理论,提出了改进的预制装配式仰拱与现浇衬砌接头的抗剪承载力计算公式,计算值与试验值吻合度良好.

隧道围岩-衬砌接触面剪切特性模拟研究

探究隧道围岩-衬砌接触面在不同法向应力及不同粗糙度条件下的剪切特性规律,对进一步研究隧道围岩与衬砌间的相互作用及岩体稳定性具有重要的理论和工程意义。为考虑粗糙度条件,利用分形理论,通过改变分形公式中的分形维数D及分形粗糙度G生成5种不同接触面,基于二维颗粒流程序(PFC^(2D)),建立接触面数值剪切模型,尺寸为150 mm×150 mm。开展同一接触面在不同法向应力下,数值模拟剪切试验及不同接触面在同一法向应力下的数值模拟试验;将数值剪切试验与室内剪切试验获得的剪切应力-剪切位移曲线进行对比,验证数值剪切模拟的可靠性。研究结果表明:(1)数值模型剪切破坏产生的裂隙主要集中于中间接触面处,破坏后的应力主要集中于接触面粗糙度最大处,破坏裂纹可分为剪切裂纹和张拉裂纹,其中张拉裂纹占主要优势;(2)剪切应力-剪切位移过程曲线存在爬坡、啃断、滑移三大阶段,具有明显的峰值强度和残余强度,法向位移随着剪切位移的增加而增大,产生剪胀效应;(3)随着法向应力增加,剪切和张拉裂纹数量增加,破坏现象越明显,峰值强度和残余强度增大,剪胀效应减小;(4)随着粗糙起伏度增大,即分形维数D的增大或者分形粗糙度G的减小,破坏裂纹数量增加,其中张拉裂纹增加较明显,峰值强度和残余强度增大,剪胀效应增大。

波形钢腹板内衬超高性能混凝土组合梁抗剪性能试验研究

为研究波形钢腹板内衬超高性能混凝土组合梁的抗剪性能,考虑钢板厚度、波纹长度和内衬混凝土厚度设计制作7个试件,通过抗剪试验,观察试件破坏形态,获取其面内与面外的挠度,并分析各参数对试件荷载-位移曲线的影响规律。结果表明:试件破坏形式为剪切破坏,内衬混凝土出现关键剪切斜裂缝,钢板发生不同程度的鼓曲,两者共同承担剪力;增大钢板厚度可以显著提升试件的抗剪性能;试件抗剪承载力随混凝土厚度的增大而增大,但继续增大混凝土厚度,承载力增大速率反而变缓;当波纹长度由1200 mm增加到1600 mm时,抗剪承载力增大,当增加到2000 mm时,会导致承载力降低。本研究为波形钢腹板超高性能混凝土组合结构在大跨桥梁中的应用提供了理论依据。

华南切变线研究的现状与展望

华南前汛期暴雨研究一直是大气科学领域的研究热点,也是难点。华南切变线是华南地区最为重要的天气系统之一,与华南前汛期降水密切相关。为了提高华南地区暴雨的预报能力,深化对华南切变线的认识,文章从华南切变线的定义、结构、发展机制、影响作用、与其他天气系统相互作用等方面,回顾了华南切变线的相关研究及其成果。同时,结合预报业务实际,展望了在多源大气探测资料不断出现的当今,华南切变线研究值得进一步深入的科学问题。

毛细驱动诱发的尾矿强度劣化演化规律及机制

为了研究毛细作用对尾矿坝工程性质的影响规律及机制,以陕西某铜矿尾矿为研究对象,通过直剪试验对自然含水状态下、毛细饱和状态下、重力饱和状态下堆积坝外坡和沉积滩面不同距离处的尾矿进行力学性质测试。结果表明:尾矿黏聚力随粒径减小逐渐增大,内摩擦角随粒径减小逐渐减小,二者共同作用影响其抗剪强度;随含水率的增大,尾矿强度逐渐下降;浸润线以上毛细饱和带中尾矿含水率与浸润线以下尾矿含水率相等;基于以上研究结果,引入毛细饱和带概念,提出了基于毛细作用影响的尾矿坝真实浸润线的概念与计算方法,修正了浸润线高度计算公式。

基于轮轨力测量的新型轨道交通轮对智能运维监测系统研制

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