The Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program tasked a research team with the“Investigation of the water vapor channel of the Yarlung Zsangbo Grand Canyon(INVC)”in the southeastern Tibetan Pl...The Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program tasked a research team with the“Investigation of the water vapor channel of the Yarlung Zsangbo Grand Canyon(INVC)”in the southeastern Tibetan Plateau(TP).This paper summarizes the scientific achievements obtained from the data collected by the INVC observation network and highlights the progress in investigating the development of heavy rainfall events associated with water vapor changes.The rain gauge network of the INVC can represent the impacts of the Yarlung Zsangbo Grand Canyon(YGC)topography on precipitation at the hourly scale.The microphysical characteristics of the precipitation in the YGC are different than those in the lowland area.The GPM-IMERG(Integrated MultisatellitE Retrievals for Global Precipitation Measurement)satellite precipitation data for the YGC region should be calibrated before they are used.The meridional water vapor flux through the YGC is more important than the zonal flux for the precipitation over the southeastern TP.The decreased precipitation around the YGC region is partly due to the decreased meridional water vapor flux passing through the YGC.High-resolution numerical models can benefit precipitation forecasting in this region by using a combination of specific schemes that capture the valley wind and water vapor flux along the valley floor.展开更多
It was announced at the Symposium for FY Satellite Development that by2025,China will launch 14 more meteorological satellites,developed by CASC,into orbit.The 14 satellites include one FY-2 satellite,four FY-3 satell...It was announced at the Symposium for FY Satellite Development that by2025,China will launch 14 more meteorological satellites,developed by CASC,into orbit.The 14 satellites include one FY-2 satellite,four FY-3 satellites,three FY-4 satellites,two precipitation measurement radar satellites,one earlymorning-orbit satellite,one geostationary atmospheric microwave sounding satellite,展开更多
基金funded by the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program[grant numbers 2019QZKK0105 and 2019QZKK0103]the National Natural Science Foundation of China[grant number 41975009].
文摘The Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program tasked a research team with the“Investigation of the water vapor channel of the Yarlung Zsangbo Grand Canyon(INVC)”in the southeastern Tibetan Plateau(TP).This paper summarizes the scientific achievements obtained from the data collected by the INVC observation network and highlights the progress in investigating the development of heavy rainfall events associated with water vapor changes.The rain gauge network of the INVC can represent the impacts of the Yarlung Zsangbo Grand Canyon(YGC)topography on precipitation at the hourly scale.The microphysical characteristics of the precipitation in the YGC are different than those in the lowland area.The GPM-IMERG(Integrated MultisatellitE Retrievals for Global Precipitation Measurement)satellite precipitation data for the YGC region should be calibrated before they are used.The meridional water vapor flux through the YGC is more important than the zonal flux for the precipitation over the southeastern TP.The decreased precipitation around the YGC region is partly due to the decreased meridional water vapor flux passing through the YGC.High-resolution numerical models can benefit precipitation forecasting in this region by using a combination of specific schemes that capture the valley wind and water vapor flux along the valley floor.
文摘It was announced at the Symposium for FY Satellite Development that by2025,China will launch 14 more meteorological satellites,developed by CASC,into orbit.The 14 satellites include one FY-2 satellite,four FY-3 satellites,three FY-4 satellites,two precipitation measurement radar satellites,one earlymorning-orbit satellite,one geostationary atmospheric microwave sounding satellite,
