In this study,substantial satellitic remote sensing data and atmospheric observational data were used to study a snowfall caused by Bohai sea-effect snow cloud which occurred in Shandong Peninsula from 4 to 6,DEC 2008...In this study,substantial satellitic remote sensing data and atmospheric observational data were used to study a snowfall caused by Bohai sea-effect snow cloud which occurred in Shandong Peninsula from 4 to 6,DEC 2008.The study results show that the snow cloud emerged in the strong northwesterly cold flow in the middle-lower troposphere,the southwest of northeast cold vortex,and cyclonic bending on the surface pressure-field.Although the snowstorm cloud was shallow convective,its cold center was quite strong,the average snowfall rate was 0.41 mm/h during the exuberant period,and the snowfall rate was distributed in strip.The upwelling longwave fluxes on the cloud top were not only related to the temperature,but also related to the ice water content of the cloud,when we study the clouds effect on the radiation,we should consider the rainfall(snowfall)strength of the cloud.展开更多
文摘In this study,substantial satellitic remote sensing data and atmospheric observational data were used to study a snowfall caused by Bohai sea-effect snow cloud which occurred in Shandong Peninsula from 4 to 6,DEC 2008.The study results show that the snow cloud emerged in the strong northwesterly cold flow in the middle-lower troposphere,the southwest of northeast cold vortex,and cyclonic bending on the surface pressure-field.Although the snowstorm cloud was shallow convective,its cold center was quite strong,the average snowfall rate was 0.41 mm/h during the exuberant period,and the snowfall rate was distributed in strip.The upwelling longwave fluxes on the cloud top were not only related to the temperature,but also related to the ice water content of the cloud,when we study the clouds effect on the radiation,we should consider the rainfall(snowfall)strength of the cloud.
