The spatiotemporal variations of water vapor budget(Bt)and their relationships with local precipitation over the Tibetan Plateau(TP)are critical for understanding the characteristics of spatial distributions and evolu...The spatiotemporal variations of water vapor budget(Bt)and their relationships with local precipitation over the Tibetan Plateau(TP)are critical for understanding the characteristics of spatial distributions and evolutions of water resources over the TP.Based on a boundary of the TP,this paper explored the spatiotemporal characteristics of Bt over the TP using the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts interim(ERA-Interim)reanalysis datasets.On the climatological mean,the TP is a water vapor sink throughout four seasons and the seasonal variation of Bt is closely associated with the water vapor budget at the southern boundary of the TP.The transient water vapor transport is quasimeridional in the mid-and high-latitude areas and plays a leading role in winter Bt but contributes little in other seasons.At the interannual timescale,the variation of Bt is mainly determined by anomalous water vapor transports at the western and southern boundaries.The Bay of Bengal,the North Arabian Sea,and mid-latitude West Asia are the main sources of excessive water vapor for a wetter TP.At the southern and western boundaries,the transient water vapor budget regulates one-third to four-fifths of Bt anomalies.Moreover,the variability of the TP Bt is closely associated with precipitation over the central-southern and southeastern parts of the TP in summer and winter,which is attributed to the combined effect of the stationary and transient water vapor budgets.Given the role of the transient water vapor transport,the linkage between the TP Bt and local precipitation is tighter.展开更多
The climatological characteristics of precipitation (HRB) are analyzed using daily observations at 740 and the water vapor budget in the Haihe River basin stations in China in 1951 2007 and the 4-time daily ERA40 re...The climatological characteristics of precipitation (HRB) are analyzed using daily observations at 740 and the water vapor budget in the Haihe River basin stations in China in 1951 2007 and the 4-time daily ERA40 reanalysis data in 1958 2001. The results show that precipitation and surface air temperature present significant interannual and interdecadal variability, with cold and wet conditions before the 1970s but warm and dry conditions after the 1980s. Precipitation has reduced substantially since the 1990s, with a continued increase of surface air temperature. The total column water vapor has also reduced remarkably since the late 1970s. The multi-model ensemble from the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has capably simulated the 20th century climate features and successfully reproduced the spatial patterns of precipitation and temperature. Unfortunately, the models do not reproduce the interdecadal changes. Based on these results, future projections of the climate in the HRB are discussed under the IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) B1, A1B, and A2. The results show that precipitation is expected to increase in the 21st century, with substantial interannual fluctuations relative to the models' baseline climatology. A weak increasing trend in precipitation is projected before the 2040s, followed by an abrupt increase after the 2040s, especially in winter. Precipitation is projected to increase by 10% 18% by the end of the 21st century. Due to the persistent warming of surface air temperature, water vapor content in the lower troposphere is projected to increase. Relative humidity will decrease in the mid-lower troposphere but increase in the upper troposphere. On the other hand, precipitation minus evaporation remains positive results, the HRB region is expected to get wetter throughout the 21st century. Based on these projection in the 21st century due to global warming.展开更多
The consistency of global atmospheric mass and water budget performance in 20 state-of-the-art ocean-atmosphere Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5(CMIP5) coupled models has been assessed in a historical exp...The consistency of global atmospheric mass and water budget performance in 20 state-of-the-art ocean-atmosphere Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5(CMIP5) coupled models has been assessed in a historical experiment. All the models realistically reproduce a climatological annual mean of global air mass(AM) close to the ERA-Interim AM during 1989-2005. Surprisingly, the global AM in half of the models shows nearly no seasonal variation,which does not agree with the seasonal processes of global precipitable water or water vapor, given the mass conservation constraint. To better understand the inconsistencies, we evaluated the seasonal cycles of global AM tendency and water vapor source(evaporation minus precipitation). The results suggest that the inconsistencies result from the poor balance between global AM tendency and water vapor source based on the global AM budget equation. Moreover, the cross-equatorial dry air mass flux, or hemispheric dry mass divergence, is not well represented in any of the 20 CMIP5 models, which show a poorly matched seasonal cycle and notably larger amplitude, compared with the hemispheric tendencies of dry AM in both the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere. Pronounced erroneous estimations of tropical precipitation also occur in these models. We speculate that the large inaccuracy of precipitation and possibly evaporation in the tropics is one of the key factors for the inconsistent cross-equatorial mass flux. A reasonable cross-equatorial mass flux in well-balanced hemispheric air mass and moisture budgets remains a challenge for both reanalysis assimilation systems and climate modeling.展开更多
The water vapor budget and the cloud microphysical processes associated with a heavy rainfall system in the Dabie Mountain area in June 2008 were analyzed using mesoscale reanalysis data(grid resolution 0.03 × 0...The water vapor budget and the cloud microphysical processes associated with a heavy rainfall system in the Dabie Mountain area in June 2008 were analyzed using mesoscale reanalysis data(grid resolution 0.03 × 0.03,22 vertical layers,1-h intervals),generated by amalgamating the local analysis and prediction system(LAPS).The contribution of each term in the water vapor budget formula to precipitation was evaluated.The characteristics of water vapor budget and water substances in various phase states were evaluated and their differences in heavy and weak rainfall areas were compared.The precipitation calculated from the total water vapor budget accounted for 77% of actual precipitation;surface evaporation is another important source of water vapor.Water vapor within the domain of interest mainly came from the lower level along the southern boundary and the lower-middle level along the western boundary.This altitude difference for water vapor flux was caused by different weather systems.The decrease of local water vapor in the middle-lower layer in the troposphere during the system development stage also contributed to precipitation.The strength and the layer thickness of water vapor convergence and the content of various water substances in the heavy rainfall areas were obviously larger than in the weak rainfall areas.The peak values of lower-level water vapor convergence,local water vapor income,and the concentration of cloud ice all preceded the heaviest surface rainfall by a few hours.展开更多
2022年5月4—6日,新疆伊犁河谷出现极端暴雨天气,多站降水量突破历史极值。使用地面自动站逐时降水资料、美国国家环境预报中心/美国国家大气研究中心(National Centers for Environmental Prediction/National Center for Atmospheric ...2022年5月4—6日,新疆伊犁河谷出现极端暴雨天气,多站降水量突破历史极值。使用地面自动站逐时降水资料、美国国家环境预报中心/美国国家大气研究中心(National Centers for Environmental Prediction/National Center for Atmospheric Research,NCEP/NCAR)1°×1°再分析资料,分析此次极端暴雨事件的水汽特征和不稳定机制。结果表明:1)在500 hPa中纬度短波和低层辐合切变环流背景下,伊犁河谷可能发生极端暴雨天气,向西开口的“喇叭口”地形特征导致地形辐合和强迫抬升,增强了局地暴雨发生的动力触发机制。2)水汽主要来源于地中海、红海及里咸海地区,存在偏西和西南两条主要输送路径。低层偏西路径水汽输送强度大于中高层的西南路径,西边界为主要水汽输入边界,水汽输入贡献比约为85%,且从地面至700 hPa的强水汽辐合有利于水汽快速积聚。3)降水前对流层低层存在对流不稳定为暴雨天气积聚不稳定能量,对强降水的发生起重要作用;降水期间,对流层低层受对流不稳定影响,而对流层中高层受条件对称不稳定影响,这两种不稳定机制共同作用造成此次极端暴雨事件的发生。展开更多
The Three-River Headwaters(TRH)region in the Tibetan Plateau is vulnerable to climate change;changes in summer(June–August)precipitation have a significant impact on water security and sustainability in both local an...The Three-River Headwaters(TRH)region in the Tibetan Plateau is vulnerable to climate change;changes in summer(June–August)precipitation have a significant impact on water security and sustainability in both local and downstream areas.However,the changes in summer precipitation of different intensities over the TRH region,along with their influencing factors,remain unclear.In this study,we used observational and ERA5 reanalysis data and employed a precipitation categorization and water vapor budget analysis to quantify the categorized precipitation variations and investigate their possible linkages with the water vapor budget.Our results showed an increasing trend in summer precipitation at a rate of 0.9 per year(p<0.1)during 1979–2020,with a significant dry-to-wet transition in 2002.The category‘very heavy precipitation’(10 mm d−1)contributed 65.1%of the increased summer precipitation,which occurred frequently in the northern TRH region.The dry-to-wet transition was caused by the effects of varied atmospheric circulations in each subregion.Southwesterly water vapor transport through the southern boundary was responsible for the increased net water vapor flux in the western TRH region(158.2%),while southeasterly water vapor transport through the eastern boundary was responsible for the increased net water vapor flux in the central TRH(155.2%)and eastern TRH(229.2%)regions.Therefore,we inferred that the dry-to-wet transition of summer precipitation and the increased‘very heavy precipitation’over the TRH was caused by increased easterly and southerly water vapor transport.展开更多
基金Second Scientific Expedition on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau(2019QZKK020803)Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences Pan-Third Pole Environment Study for a Green Silk Road(XDA2010030807)。
文摘The spatiotemporal variations of water vapor budget(Bt)and their relationships with local precipitation over the Tibetan Plateau(TP)are critical for understanding the characteristics of spatial distributions and evolutions of water resources over the TP.Based on a boundary of the TP,this paper explored the spatiotemporal characteristics of Bt over the TP using the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts interim(ERA-Interim)reanalysis datasets.On the climatological mean,the TP is a water vapor sink throughout four seasons and the seasonal variation of Bt is closely associated with the water vapor budget at the southern boundary of the TP.The transient water vapor transport is quasimeridional in the mid-and high-latitude areas and plays a leading role in winter Bt but contributes little in other seasons.At the interannual timescale,the variation of Bt is mainly determined by anomalous water vapor transports at the western and southern boundaries.The Bay of Bengal,the North Arabian Sea,and mid-latitude West Asia are the main sources of excessive water vapor for a wetter TP.At the southern and western boundaries,the transient water vapor budget regulates one-third to four-fifths of Bt anomalies.Moreover,the variability of the TP Bt is closely associated with precipitation over the central-southern and southeastern parts of the TP in summer and winter,which is attributed to the combined effect of the stationary and transient water vapor budgets.Given the role of the transient water vapor transport,the linkage between the TP Bt and local precipitation is tighter.
基金Supported by the National Science and Technology Support Program of China (2007BAC03A01)China Meteorological Ad- ministration Special Public Welfare Research Fund (GYHY200906020 and GYHY200806006)National Basic Research and Development (973) Program of China (2006CB403404)
文摘The climatological characteristics of precipitation (HRB) are analyzed using daily observations at 740 and the water vapor budget in the Haihe River basin stations in China in 1951 2007 and the 4-time daily ERA40 reanalysis data in 1958 2001. The results show that precipitation and surface air temperature present significant interannual and interdecadal variability, with cold and wet conditions before the 1970s but warm and dry conditions after the 1980s. Precipitation has reduced substantially since the 1990s, with a continued increase of surface air temperature. The total column water vapor has also reduced remarkably since the late 1970s. The multi-model ensemble from the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has capably simulated the 20th century climate features and successfully reproduced the spatial patterns of precipitation and temperature. Unfortunately, the models do not reproduce the interdecadal changes. Based on these results, future projections of the climate in the HRB are discussed under the IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) B1, A1B, and A2. The results show that precipitation is expected to increase in the 21st century, with substantial interannual fluctuations relative to the models' baseline climatology. A weak increasing trend in precipitation is projected before the 2040s, followed by an abrupt increase after the 2040s, especially in winter. Precipitation is projected to increase by 10% 18% by the end of the 21st century. Due to the persistent warming of surface air temperature, water vapor content in the lower troposphere is projected to increase. Relative humidity will decrease in the mid-lower troposphere but increase in the upper troposphere. On the other hand, precipitation minus evaporation remains positive results, the HRB region is expected to get wetter throughout the 21st century. Based on these projection in the 21st century due to global warming.
基金Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province grant(BK2012465)National Natural Science Foundation of China(41205065,41475045,41005046)+1 种基金National Basic Research Program of China(2010CB428602)Priority Academic Program Development(PAPD)of Jiangsu Higher Education Institution
文摘The consistency of global atmospheric mass and water budget performance in 20 state-of-the-art ocean-atmosphere Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5(CMIP5) coupled models has been assessed in a historical experiment. All the models realistically reproduce a climatological annual mean of global air mass(AM) close to the ERA-Interim AM during 1989-2005. Surprisingly, the global AM in half of the models shows nearly no seasonal variation,which does not agree with the seasonal processes of global precipitable water or water vapor, given the mass conservation constraint. To better understand the inconsistencies, we evaluated the seasonal cycles of global AM tendency and water vapor source(evaporation minus precipitation). The results suggest that the inconsistencies result from the poor balance between global AM tendency and water vapor source based on the global AM budget equation. Moreover, the cross-equatorial dry air mass flux, or hemispheric dry mass divergence, is not well represented in any of the 20 CMIP5 models, which show a poorly matched seasonal cycle and notably larger amplitude, compared with the hemispheric tendencies of dry AM in both the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere. Pronounced erroneous estimations of tropical precipitation also occur in these models. We speculate that the large inaccuracy of precipitation and possibly evaporation in the tropics is one of the key factors for the inconsistent cross-equatorial mass flux. A reasonable cross-equatorial mass flux in well-balanced hemispheric air mass and moisture budgets remains a challenge for both reanalysis assimilation systems and climate modeling.
基金supported by the the State’s "973" project"Research on Theories and Methods of Monitoring and Predicting of Heavy Rainfall in South China" (Grant No.2004CB418300)the National Natural Science Foundation of China "Cloud-Resolving Modeling and Observational Studies of Heavy-Rain-Producing Mesoscale Convective Systems (HRPMCSs) in the Yangtze River valley"(Grant No. 40930951)
文摘The water vapor budget and the cloud microphysical processes associated with a heavy rainfall system in the Dabie Mountain area in June 2008 were analyzed using mesoscale reanalysis data(grid resolution 0.03 × 0.03,22 vertical layers,1-h intervals),generated by amalgamating the local analysis and prediction system(LAPS).The contribution of each term in the water vapor budget formula to precipitation was evaluated.The characteristics of water vapor budget and water substances in various phase states were evaluated and their differences in heavy and weak rainfall areas were compared.The precipitation calculated from the total water vapor budget accounted for 77% of actual precipitation;surface evaporation is another important source of water vapor.Water vapor within the domain of interest mainly came from the lower level along the southern boundary and the lower-middle level along the western boundary.This altitude difference for water vapor flux was caused by different weather systems.The decrease of local water vapor in the middle-lower layer in the troposphere during the system development stage also contributed to precipitation.The strength and the layer thickness of water vapor convergence and the content of various water substances in the heavy rainfall areas were obviously larger than in the weak rainfall areas.The peak values of lower-level water vapor convergence,local water vapor income,and the concentration of cloud ice all preceded the heaviest surface rainfall by a few hours.
文摘2022年5月4—6日,新疆伊犁河谷出现极端暴雨天气,多站降水量突破历史极值。使用地面自动站逐时降水资料、美国国家环境预报中心/美国国家大气研究中心(National Centers for Environmental Prediction/National Center for Atmospheric Research,NCEP/NCAR)1°×1°再分析资料,分析此次极端暴雨事件的水汽特征和不稳定机制。结果表明:1)在500 hPa中纬度短波和低层辐合切变环流背景下,伊犁河谷可能发生极端暴雨天气,向西开口的“喇叭口”地形特征导致地形辐合和强迫抬升,增强了局地暴雨发生的动力触发机制。2)水汽主要来源于地中海、红海及里咸海地区,存在偏西和西南两条主要输送路径。低层偏西路径水汽输送强度大于中高层的西南路径,西边界为主要水汽输入边界,水汽输入贡献比约为85%,且从地面至700 hPa的强水汽辐合有利于水汽快速积聚。3)降水前对流层低层存在对流不稳定为暴雨天气积聚不稳定能量,对强降水的发生起重要作用;降水期间,对流层低层受对流不稳定影响,而对流层中高层受条件对称不稳定影响,这两种不稳定机制共同作用造成此次极端暴雨事件的发生。
基金supported by Science and Technology Project of China Huaneng Research on Integrated Meteorology and Hydrology Forecasting System in Lancang River Basin(HNKJ21-HF241)the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program(STEP)(2019QZKK0207-02)+1 种基金the Research Programme of the Kunming Engineering Corporation Limited(DJ-HXGG-2021-04)the Key Research and Development Programme of Yunnan(202203AA080010)as part of the Science and Technology Plan Project of Yunnan Provincial Department of Science and Technology.Support from Swedish STINT(CH 2019-8377 and CH 2020-8767)is also acknowledged.
文摘The Three-River Headwaters(TRH)region in the Tibetan Plateau is vulnerable to climate change;changes in summer(June–August)precipitation have a significant impact on water security and sustainability in both local and downstream areas.However,the changes in summer precipitation of different intensities over the TRH region,along with their influencing factors,remain unclear.In this study,we used observational and ERA5 reanalysis data and employed a precipitation categorization and water vapor budget analysis to quantify the categorized precipitation variations and investigate their possible linkages with the water vapor budget.Our results showed an increasing trend in summer precipitation at a rate of 0.9 per year(p<0.1)during 1979–2020,with a significant dry-to-wet transition in 2002.The category‘very heavy precipitation’(10 mm d−1)contributed 65.1%of the increased summer precipitation,which occurred frequently in the northern TRH region.The dry-to-wet transition was caused by the effects of varied atmospheric circulations in each subregion.Southwesterly water vapor transport through the southern boundary was responsible for the increased net water vapor flux in the western TRH region(158.2%),while southeasterly water vapor transport through the eastern boundary was responsible for the increased net water vapor flux in the central TRH(155.2%)and eastern TRH(229.2%)regions.Therefore,we inferred that the dry-to-wet transition of summer precipitation and the increased‘very heavy precipitation’over the TRH was caused by increased easterly and southerly water vapor transport.