Comparison of Microphysical Characteristics Between Warm-sector and Frontal Heavy Rainfall in the South of China

During the April-June raining season,warm-sector heavy rainfall(WR) and frontal heavy rainfall(FR) often occur in the south of China,causing natural disasters.In this study,the microphysical characteristics of WR and FR events from 2016 to 2022 are analyzed by using 2-dimensional video disdrometer(2DVD) data in the south of China.The microphysical characteristics of WR and FR events are quite different.Compared with FR events,WR events have higher concentration of D<5.3 mm(especially D <1 mm),leading to higher rain rates.The mean values of Dmand lgNwof WR events are higher than that of FR events.The microphysical characteristics in different rain rate classes(C1:R~5-20 mm h-1,C2:R~20-50 mm h-1,C3:R~50-100 mm h^(-1),and C4:R> 100 mm h^(-1)) for WR and FR events are also different.Raindrops from C3 contribute the most to the precipitation of WR events,and raindrops from C2 contribute the most to the precipitation of FR events.For C2 and C3,compared with FR events,WR events have higher concentration of D <1 mm and D~3-4.5 mm.Moreover,the shape and slope(μ-A) relationships and the radar reflectivity and rain rate(Z-R) relationships of WR and FR events are quite different in each rain rate class.The investigation of the difference in microphysical characteristics between WR and FR events provide useful information for radar-based quantitative precipitation estimation and numerical prediction.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE 30 TO 60 DAY OSCILLATION OF ATMOSPHERIC HEAT SOURCE AND THE DROUGHT AND FLOOD EVENTS IN JUNE IN THE SOUTH OF CHINA

Based on the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data and the observed precipitation data in the south of China from 1958 to 2000,the impact of 30 to 60 day oscillation of atmospheric heat sources on the drought and flood events in June in the south of China is discussed.During the flood(drought) events,there exists an anomalous low-frequency anticyclone(cyclone) at the low level of the troposphere over the South China Sea and the northwestern Pacific,accompanied with anomalous low-frequency heat sinks(heat sources),while there exists an anomalous low-frequency cyclone(anticyclone) with anomalous heat sources(sinks) over the area from the south of China to the south of Japan.On average,the phase evolution of the low-frequency in drought events is 7 to 11 days ahead of that in flood events in May to June in the south of China.In flood events,low-frequency heat sources and cyclones are propagated northward from the southern South China Sea,northwestward from the warm pool of the western Pacific and westward from the northwestern Pacific around 140°E,which have very important impact on the abundant rainfall in June in the south of China.However,in drought events,the northward propagations of the low-frequency heat sources and cyclones from the South China Sea and its vicinity are rather late compared with those in flood events,and there is no obvious westward propagation of the heat sources from the northwestern Pacific.The timing of the low-frequency heat source propagation has remarkable impact on the June rainfall in the south of China.

Impact of residential building heating on natural gas consumption in the south of China:Taking Wuhan city as example

With the development of social economy,heating in the south of China has been concerned widely.As one of the energy sources of decentralized heating,natural gas(NG)has been used more and more popularly.This paper aimed to study the impact of residential building heating on NG consumption,and took Wuhan city,the representative city needing heating in winter of the south of China due to its location and climate,as an example.Firstly,a typical residential building model was established through DeST software.The heating load was simulated,and the corresponding NG consumption index was calculated.Secondly,appropriate methods were used to forecast the basic data of Wuhan city in 2020,including households and per capita gross national product(GDP),etc.Thirdly,the NG consumption of residential buildings with and without heating were predicted.Finally,the impact of residential building heating on NG consumption was analyzed.The results showed that the average annual household heating consumption of residential building in Wuhan city in 2020 was 2100 kWh/household,and the NG consumption using for residential building heating was 295 Nm 3/household.In addition,the NG consumption of residential building generated by space heating with 100%heating rate was 2.82 times the NG consumption generated by the stove and water heater,showing that residential building heating had a large impact on NG consumption.This study can contribute to choosing appropriate heating method in the southern cities of China,and further planning the gas pipe network in these cities.

THERE is much excitement in South Africa about the Year of China

after a successful launch of the year-long event at the State Theater in capital Pretoda. At the inaugural ceremony, artists from China and South Africa provided a large appreciative audience the opportunity to engage in an eclectic mix of entertainment. Ancient Chinese folk songs sung by African singers and South African mining songs sung by Chinese tenors all created a rapport that lies at the heart of the Sino-South African relationship.

Tectonic Related Lithium Deposits Another Major Region Found North East Tanzania—A New Area with Close Association to the Dominant Areas: The Fourth of Four

The current “mega” interest in Lithium resources was spurred by the development of Lithium-Ion batteries to aid in restructuring the world’s reliance on carbon spewing power petroleum reserves. Current resources of lithium recovery have fallen into two main categories—Pegmatite, found worldwide associated with felsic intrusions and Brine Related, and now with development in the Southwest United States of America (SWUS), a third category— Tertiary Volcanic clays, are specifically associated with Tertiary volcanics and major Tectonic Plate interactions. “Active” Plate tectonics is important as both the SWUS, the Lithium Triangle of South America (LTSA) and the Tibetan Plateau of China (TPC) producing tertiary (Miocene) volcanism that is important to the development of Lithium resources. The Tanzanian part of the East Africa Rift System (EARS) has features of both the SWUS, tertiary volcanic related “playas” and Continental rifting, the LTSA, tertiary volcanic related “Brines” and a major Tectonic plate event (subduction of an Oceanic Plate beneath the Continental South American Plate) and the TPC, tertiary volcanics (?) and major tectonic plate event (subduction of the Indian Continental Plate under the Eurasian Continental Plate). As well as the association of peralkaline and metaluminous felsic volcanics with Lithium playas of the SWUS and the EARS (Tanzania) “playas”. These similarities led to an analysis of a volcanic rock in Northeast Tanzania. When it returned 1.76% Lithium, a one-kilometer spaced soil sampling program returned, in consecutive samples over 0.20% Lithium (several samples over 1.0% lithium and a high of 2.24% lithium). It is proposed that these four regions with very similar past and present geologic characteristics, occur nowhere else in the world. That three of them have produced Lithium operations and two of them have identified resources of Lithium clay and “highly” anomalous Lithium clays should be regarded as more than “coincidental”.

进入中国南海的黑潮脱落中尺度涡的特征——基于OFES模式数据

自黑潮脱落并由吕宋海峡进入中国南海的中尺度涡(简称脱落涡旋)对黑潮与南海的水体交换、热量及物质输送等过程均有十分重要的作用。基于1993—2013年OFES(OGCM for the Earth Simulator)模式数据产品,分析研究了脱落涡旋的统计特征及其温盐流三维结构,并与卫星观测结果进行对比分析。OFES模式的海表面高度数据和卫星高度计数据的统计结果都表明气旋式脱落涡旋(脱落冷涡)绝大部分在黑潮西侧边缘生成,反气旋式脱落涡旋(脱落暖涡)则大部分在黑潮控制区(包括黑潮流套区)生成,脱落暖涡的数量远多于脱落冷涡的。OFES模式数据得到的脱落涡旋个数和出现频率较卫星观测结果要明显偏低。此外,由OFES模式数据得到的脱落涡旋三维结构表明,黑潮控制区和黑潮西侧边缘生成的脱落冷涡的流场垂向影响深度差异较大,而脱落暖涡的流场垂向影响深度一般达水深1000 m以深,脱落涡旋的位势温度的垂向影响深度与该涡的流场垂向影响深度相当,其盐度的垂向影响深度则较浅;脱落涡旋的温盐结构受黑潮的影响较大。

eSQG方法在南海垂向流速诊断中的应用研究

本文利用OFES模式0.1°×0.1°高分辨率温盐、流速和海面高度(SSH)数据,分析eSQG方法在南海垂向流速诊断中的适用性和南海垂向流速的时空变化特征。结果表明,基于SSH和eSQG的诊断垂向流速ω_(eSQG)与OFES模拟“真值”垂向流速ω_(OFES)整体量级基本相当,为O(10^(-5)m/s),空间上呈现北强南弱。深海盆(水深大于1000 m)ω_(eSQG)与ω_(OFES)的水平空间分布的相关系数r^(s)在次表层150 m左右达到最大,高于南海全海域的空间相关系数,表明eSQG在远离边界的深水区更有效。季节上,ω_(eSQG)总体夏强冬弱,与ω_(OFES)的相关系数r^(s)冬季大、夏季小,表明eSQG更适用于冬季南海垂向流速的诊断。eSQG诊断垂向流速在台湾西南部和越南以东适用性更高,与ω_(OFES)的时间相关系数r^(t)超过0.6;海盆南部和西北部陆架区诊断效果较差,时间相关系数r^(t)多小于0.2。同一区域ω_(eSQG)和ω_(OFES)空间相关系数存在18~55 d的周期变化。分析显示,海面高度与海面密度同相位分布时,ω_(eSQG)与“真值”ω_(OFES)更接近。时间分辨率对eSQG诊断效果几乎无影响,空间分辨率降低到0.25°时r^(s)整体增大,说明eSQG在中尺度诊断效果更好。