Comparisons between observations and back- ground fields indicate that amplitude and phase differences in oscillations result in a non-Gaussian distribution in observation minus background vectors （OMB）. Empirical O...Comparisons between observations and back- ground fields indicate that amplitude and phase differences in oscillations result in a non-Gaussian distribution in observation minus background vectors （OMB）. Empirical Orthogonal Function （EOF） quality control （QC） and Fast Fourier Transform （FFT） quality control are proposed from the perspective of data assimilation and are applied to the surface specific humidity from ground-based stations. The QC results indicate that the standard deviation between observations and background is reduced effectively, and the frequency distribution for the observation increment is closer to a normal distribution. The specific humidity outliers occur primarily in mountainous and coastal regions. Comparing the two QC methods, it is found that the EOF QC performs better than the FFT QC as it can keep large scale of fluctuation information from the original field, preventing these waves from entering into the residual field and being removed by the QC process.展开更多
Forest fire is a serious disaster all over the world. The Fire Weather Index (FWI) System can be used in ap- plied forestry as a tool to investigate and manage all types of fire. Relative humidity (RH) is a very impor...Forest fire is a serious disaster all over the world. The Fire Weather Index (FWI) System can be used in ap- plied forestry as a tool to investigate and manage all types of fire. Relative humidity (RH) is a very important parameter to calculate FWI. However, RH interpolated from meteorological data may not be able to provide precise and confident values for areas between far separated stations. The principal objective of this study is to provide high-resolution RH for FWI using MODIS data. The precipitable water vapor (PW) can be retrieved from MODIS using split window tech- niques. Four-year-time-series (2000-2003) of 8-day mean PW and specific humidity (Q) of Peninsular Malaysia were analyzed and the statistic expression between PW and Q was developed. The root-mean-square-error (RMSE) of Q es- timated by PW is generally less than 0.0004 and the correlation coefficient is 0.90. Based on the experiential formula between PW and Q, surface RH can be computed with combination of auxiliary data such as DEM and air temperature (Ta). The mean absolute errors of the estimated RH in Peninsular Malaysia are less than 5% compared to the measured RH and the correlation coefficient is 0.8219. It is proven to be a simple and feasible model to compute high-resolution RH using remote sensing data.展开更多
As the key driven factor of hydrological cycles and global energy transfer processes, water vapour in the atmosphere is important for observing and understanding climatic system changes. In this study, we utilized the...As the key driven factor of hydrological cycles and global energy transfer processes, water vapour in the atmosphere is important for observing and understanding climatic system changes. In this study, we utilized the multi-dimensional Kolmogorov-Zurbenko filter (KZ filter) to assimilate a near-global high-resolution (monthly 1°?× 1°?grid) humidity climate observation database that provided consistent humidity estimates from 1973 onwards;then we examined the global humidity movements based on different temporal scales that separated out according to the average spectral features of specific humidity data. Humidity climate components were restored with KZ filters to represent the long-term trends and El Nino-like interannual movements. Movies of thermal maps based on these two climate components were used to visualize the water vapour fluctuation patterns over the Earth. Current results suggest that increases in water vapour are found over a large part of the oceans and the land of Eurasia, and the most confirmed increasing pattern is over the south part of North Atlantic and around the India subcontinent;meanwhile, the surface moisture levels over lands of south hemisphere are becoming less.展开更多
A lot of paleoenvironmental surveys have been carried out in the Alpine region to elucidate glacier extension during the Last Glacial or the Würmian (115 - 12 ka BP). However, the evidence of past glaciations dif...A lot of paleoenvironmental surveys have been carried out in the Alpine region to elucidate glacier extension during the Last Glacial or the Würmian (115 - 12 ka BP). However, the evidence of past glaciations differs greatly between Western and Eastern Alps, while contrast between Southern and Northern Alps is not evident. The main purpose of this paper is to interpret variability of humidity during the last interglacial-glacial cycle in the Alpine region, based on results of various surveys performed in the Alpine region. Results show that distribution of moisture throughout the Alps was most even during the Late Würmian, while precipitation was mainly concentrated in the (North)Western Alps during the Early Würmian and in the (North)Western and along all the Southern Alps during the Middle Würmian. The Eastern Alps were rather dry during both episodes. Such moisture distribution can be explained by paths of prevailing winds. Moisture distribution is directly linked with atmospheric and oceanic circulation.展开更多
By using NCAR/NCEP daily reanalysis data and the precipitation data in Liaoning routine automatic station during July 14-16,2008,the regional rainstorm weather process in Liaoning was done the isentropic analysis. Acc...By using NCAR/NCEP daily reanalysis data and the precipitation data in Liaoning routine automatic station during July 14-16,2008,the regional rainstorm weather process in Liaoning was done the isentropic analysis. According to the variation characteristics of isobar,isocratic specific humidity line and wind field on the isentropic surface,the rainstorm landing zone was gained and compared with the analysis results of isobaric surface. The results showed that the warm wet transportation belt on 330 K isentropic surface provided the rich water vapor condition for the rainstorm generation,and the distribution of air-pressure and wind field on the isentropic surface favored to understand the movement of airflow. Compared with the analysis of isobaric surface,the analysis of isobaric surface could better directly judge the landing zone of precipitation,and the forecast effect was better than the analysis forecast results of isobaric surface.展开更多
利用中国东部地区315个台站1963-2012年月平均地面观测资料,揭示了东部地区冬季和夏季地面比湿（SH）和相对湿度（RH）多年平均值及其变率的空间分布特征,并分析和比较了地理因素（经度、纬度和海拔高度）对其空间分布的影响。结果表明...利用中国东部地区315个台站1963-2012年月平均地面观测资料,揭示了东部地区冬季和夏季地面比湿（SH）和相对湿度（RH）多年平均值及其变率的空间分布特征,并分析和比较了地理因素（经度、纬度和海拔高度）对其空间分布的影响。结果表明：1）在冬季,SH（0.4-7 g kg^-1）以秦岭-淮河线为界,呈现出“北低南高”的分布特征;RH（41%-82%）则呈现出“南北高、中间低”的分布特征;一般冬季地面湿度相对较低的地区其变化幅度相对较大。2）在夏季,SH（7-20 g kg^-1）整体上明显大于冬季,RH（44%-89%）则与冬季差异不大,均呈现由东南部沿海向西北内陆递减的分布特征;同样夏季地面湿度较低的地区通常其变化幅度也相对较大。3）东部地区冬季地面湿度空间分布受地理因素影响,其中纬度是最主要的影响因素,经度次之,海拔高度对其整体分布影响不明显,且地理因素对冬季SH的回归效果明显好于对冬季RH的回归效果。4）东部地区夏季地面湿度空间分布受地理因素影响较冬季显著,纬度同样是影响夏季地面湿度最主要的因素,但海拔高度对夏季SH、经度对夏季RH的影响程度较冬季增大,且地理因素对夏季SH的回归效果同样好于对RH的回归效果。展开更多
By utilizing the data observed at Dunhuang during August and September 2000 in the 'Field Experiment on Interaction between Land and Atmosphere in the Arid Region of Northwest China (FEILARNC)', the characteri...By utilizing the data observed at Dunhuang during August and September 2000 in the 'Field Experiment on Interaction between Land and Atmosphere in the Arid Region of Northwest China (FEILARNC)', the characteristics of the soil moisture, temperature, and atmospheric humidity are analyzed. It is found that the thickness of the soil temperature active layer is about 5 cm and much thinner than is typical, that not only the atmospheric humidity gradient is often inverted but also the soil moisture gradient in the shallow layer in the Gobi near oasis, that the diurnal variation of soil moisture can be divided into the four stages that are called the wet stage, the losing-water stage, the dry stage, and the attaining-water stage. It is shown that in soil moisture profiles, the depth of the soil moisture active layer is about 10 cm and soil moisture inversion is the main feature in the shallow layer during the wet stage. Such a feature as soil moisture inversion indicates that soil in the shallow layer can inhale moisture from the air through condensation in the nighttime and exhale moisture to the air through evaporation in the daytime. The condensation and evaporation constitute together the full respiration process of moisture on the ground. The formation of soil moisture inversion is related with the state of soil temperature and moisture, the intensity of atmospheric humidity inversion, and the atmospheric thermodynamic stability.展开更多
文摘Comparisons between observations and back- ground fields indicate that amplitude and phase differences in oscillations result in a non-Gaussian distribution in observation minus background vectors （OMB）. Empirical Orthogonal Function （EOF） quality control （QC） and Fast Fourier Transform （FFT） quality control are proposed from the perspective of data assimilation and are applied to the surface specific humidity from ground-based stations. The QC results indicate that the standard deviation between observations and background is reduced effectively, and the frequency distribution for the observation increment is closer to a normal distribution. The specific humidity outliers occur primarily in mountainous and coastal regions. Comparing the two QC methods, it is found that the EOF QC performs better than the FFT QC as it can keep large scale of fluctuation information from the original field, preventing these waves from entering into the residual field and being removed by the QC process.
基金Under the auspices of the Airborne Remote Sensing (MARS) Program of Malaysia (No. KSTAS/MACRES/T/2/2004)
文摘Forest fire is a serious disaster all over the world. The Fire Weather Index (FWI) System can be used in ap- plied forestry as a tool to investigate and manage all types of fire. Relative humidity (RH) is a very important parameter to calculate FWI. However, RH interpolated from meteorological data may not be able to provide precise and confident values for areas between far separated stations. The principal objective of this study is to provide high-resolution RH for FWI using MODIS data. The precipitable water vapor (PW) can be retrieved from MODIS using split window tech- niques. Four-year-time-series (2000-2003) of 8-day mean PW and specific humidity (Q) of Peninsular Malaysia were analyzed and the statistic expression between PW and Q was developed. The root-mean-square-error (RMSE) of Q es- timated by PW is generally less than 0.0004 and the correlation coefficient is 0.90. Based on the experiential formula between PW and Q, surface RH can be computed with combination of auxiliary data such as DEM and air temperature (Ta). The mean absolute errors of the estimated RH in Peninsular Malaysia are less than 5% compared to the measured RH and the correlation coefficient is 0.8219. It is proven to be a simple and feasible model to compute high-resolution RH using remote sensing data.
文摘As the key driven factor of hydrological cycles and global energy transfer processes, water vapour in the atmosphere is important for observing and understanding climatic system changes. In this study, we utilized the multi-dimensional Kolmogorov-Zurbenko filter (KZ filter) to assimilate a near-global high-resolution (monthly 1°?× 1°?grid) humidity climate observation database that provided consistent humidity estimates from 1973 onwards;then we examined the global humidity movements based on different temporal scales that separated out according to the average spectral features of specific humidity data. Humidity climate components were restored with KZ filters to represent the long-term trends and El Nino-like interannual movements. Movies of thermal maps based on these two climate components were used to visualize the water vapour fluctuation patterns over the Earth. Current results suggest that increases in water vapour are found over a large part of the oceans and the land of Eurasia, and the most confirmed increasing pattern is over the south part of North Atlantic and around the India subcontinent;meanwhile, the surface moisture levels over lands of south hemisphere are becoming less.
文摘A lot of paleoenvironmental surveys have been carried out in the Alpine region to elucidate glacier extension during the Last Glacial or the Würmian (115 - 12 ka BP). However, the evidence of past glaciations differs greatly between Western and Eastern Alps, while contrast between Southern and Northern Alps is not evident. The main purpose of this paper is to interpret variability of humidity during the last interglacial-glacial cycle in the Alpine region, based on results of various surveys performed in the Alpine region. Results show that distribution of moisture throughout the Alps was most even during the Late Würmian, while precipitation was mainly concentrated in the (North)Western Alps during the Early Würmian and in the (North)Western and along all the Southern Alps during the Middle Würmian. The Eastern Alps were rather dry during both episodes. Such moisture distribution can be explained by paths of prevailing winds. Moisture distribution is directly linked with atmospheric and oceanic circulation.
文摘By using NCAR/NCEP daily reanalysis data and the precipitation data in Liaoning routine automatic station during July 14-16,2008,the regional rainstorm weather process in Liaoning was done the isentropic analysis. According to the variation characteristics of isobar,isocratic specific humidity line and wind field on the isentropic surface,the rainstorm landing zone was gained and compared with the analysis results of isobaric surface. The results showed that the warm wet transportation belt on 330 K isentropic surface provided the rich water vapor condition for the rainstorm generation,and the distribution of air-pressure and wind field on the isentropic surface favored to understand the movement of airflow. Compared with the analysis of isobaric surface,the analysis of isobaric surface could better directly judge the landing zone of precipitation,and the forecast effect was better than the analysis forecast results of isobaric surface.
文摘利用中国东部地区315个台站1963-2012年月平均地面观测资料,揭示了东部地区冬季和夏季地面比湿（SH）和相对湿度（RH）多年平均值及其变率的空间分布特征,并分析和比较了地理因素（经度、纬度和海拔高度）对其空间分布的影响。结果表明：1）在冬季,SH（0.4-7 g kg^-1）以秦岭-淮河线为界,呈现出“北低南高”的分布特征;RH（41%-82%）则呈现出“南北高、中间低”的分布特征;一般冬季地面湿度相对较低的地区其变化幅度相对较大。2）在夏季,SH（7-20 g kg^-1）整体上明显大于冬季,RH（44%-89%）则与冬季差异不大,均呈现由东南部沿海向西北内陆递减的分布特征;同样夏季地面湿度较低的地区通常其变化幅度也相对较大。3）东部地区冬季地面湿度空间分布受地理因素影响,其中纬度是最主要的影响因素,经度次之,海拔高度对其整体分布影响不明显,且地理因素对冬季SH的回归效果明显好于对冬季RH的回归效果。4）东部地区夏季地面湿度空间分布受地理因素影响较冬季显著,纬度同样是影响夏季地面湿度最主要的因素,但海拔高度对夏季SH、经度对夏季RH的影响程度较冬季增大,且地理因素对夏季SH的回归效果同样好于对RH的回归效果。
基金the National Nat-ural Science Foundation of China(No.40175004)and theNational Key Program for Developing Basic Sciences ofChina(No.G1998040904-2).
文摘By utilizing the data observed at Dunhuang during August and September 2000 in the 'Field Experiment on Interaction between Land and Atmosphere in the Arid Region of Northwest China (FEILARNC)', the characteristics of the soil moisture, temperature, and atmospheric humidity are analyzed. It is found that the thickness of the soil temperature active layer is about 5 cm and much thinner than is typical, that not only the atmospheric humidity gradient is often inverted but also the soil moisture gradient in the shallow layer in the Gobi near oasis, that the diurnal variation of soil moisture can be divided into the four stages that are called the wet stage, the losing-water stage, the dry stage, and the attaining-water stage. It is shown that in soil moisture profiles, the depth of the soil moisture active layer is about 10 cm and soil moisture inversion is the main feature in the shallow layer during the wet stage. Such a feature as soil moisture inversion indicates that soil in the shallow layer can inhale moisture from the air through condensation in the nighttime and exhale moisture to the air through evaporation in the daytime. The condensation and evaporation constitute together the full respiration process of moisture on the ground. The formation of soil moisture inversion is related with the state of soil temperature and moisture, the intensity of atmospheric humidity inversion, and the atmospheric thermodynamic stability.
