Characteristics of convective initiation（CI） in the Beijing-Tianjin region during the warm season of 2008-2013 are examined.A total of 38877 CI cases are identified by a thunderstorm identification,tracking,analysis...Characteristics of convective initiation（CI） in the Beijing-Tianjin region during the warm season of 2008-2013 are examined.A total of 38877 CI cases are identified by a thunderstorm identification,tracking,analysis,and nowcasting algorithm.CI cases are evaluated in the context of associated terrain,weather systems,and land cover properties.The spatial distribution of all CI cases shows that there are dense CI activities around the 200-m elevation,which means that convective storms are more easily triggered over foothills.From 1500-1800 to 0300-0600 BT（Beijing Time）,the high-occurrence CI region tends to propagate southeastward（i.e.,from mountains to plains,then to ocean）.Among the four local weather systems,the Mongolian cold vortex has the highest CI frequency while the after-trough system has the lowest CI frequency.For the land cover relationships with CI,the urban land cover has the highest CI density and the forest-type land cover has the second highest CI density;these two types of land cover are more conducive to CI formation.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Foundation of China(41005024 and 41275112)Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education(20100132120009)+1 种基金Fundamental Research Fund for the Central Universities(201013023)Promotive Research Fund for Young Scientists of Shandong Province(BS2010DX034)
文摘Characteristics of convective initiation（CI） in the Beijing-Tianjin region during the warm season of 2008-2013 are examined.A total of 38877 CI cases are identified by a thunderstorm identification,tracking,analysis,and nowcasting algorithm.CI cases are evaluated in the context of associated terrain,weather systems,and land cover properties.The spatial distribution of all CI cases shows that there are dense CI activities around the 200-m elevation,which means that convective storms are more easily triggered over foothills.From 1500-1800 to 0300-0600 BT（Beijing Time）,the high-occurrence CI region tends to propagate southeastward（i.e.,from mountains to plains,then to ocean）.Among the four local weather systems,the Mongolian cold vortex has the highest CI frequency while the after-trough system has the lowest CI frequency.For the land cover relationships with CI,the urban land cover has the highest CI density and the forest-type land cover has the second highest CI density;these two types of land cover are more conducive to CI formation.
