Based on ERA5 reanalysis data,the present study analyzed the thermal energy development mechanism and kinetic energy conversion characteristics of two extreme rainstorm processes in relation to the shallow southwest v...Based on ERA5 reanalysis data,the present study analyzed the thermal energy development mechanism and kinetic energy conversion characteristics of two extreme rainstorm processes in relation to the shallow southwest vortex in the warm-sector during a“rain-generated vortex”process and the deep southwest vortex in a“vortex-generated rain”process.The findings were as follows:(1)During the extreme rainstorm on August 11,2020(hereinafter referred to as the“8·11”process),intense surface heating and a high-energy unstable environment were observed.The mesoscale convergence system triggered convection to produce heavy rainfall,and the release of latent condensation heat generated by the rainfall promoted the formation of a southwest vortex.The significant increase(decrease)in atmospheric diabatic heating and kinetic energy preceded the increase(decrease)in vorticity.By contrast,the extreme rainstorm on August 16,2020(hereinafter referred to as the“8·16”process)involved the generation of southwest vortex in a low-energy and highhumidity environment.The dynamic uplift of the southwest vortex triggered rainfall,and the release of condensation latent heat from rainfall further strengthened the development of the southwest vortex.The significant increase(decrease)in atmospheric diabatic heating and kinetic energy exhibited a delayed progression compared to the increase(decrease)in vorticity.(2)The heating effect around the southwest vortex region was non-uniform,and the heating intensity varied in different stages.In the“8·11”process,the heating effect was the strongest in the initial stage,but weakened during the vortex's development.On the contrary,the heating effect was initially weak in the“8·16”process,and intensified during the development stage.(3)The available potential energy of the“8·11”process significantly increased in kinetic energy converted from rotational and divergent winds through baroclinic action,and the divergent wind energy continued to convert into rotational wind energy.By contrast,the“8·16”process involved the conversion of rotational wind energy into divergent wind energy,which in turn converted kinetic energy back into available potential energy,thereby impeding the further development and maintenance of the southwest vortex.展开更多
A 5-layer numerical model with p-σ incorporated coordinate system and primitive equations is used to simulate the effects of heating anomaly at and over the Tibetan(Qinghai-Xizang)Plateau on the circulations in East ...A 5-layer numerical model with p-σ incorporated coordinate system and primitive equations is used to simulate the effects of heating anomaly at and over the Tibetan(Qinghai-Xizang)Plateau on the circulations in East Asia in sum- mer,The model is described briefly in the text and the results are analysed in somewhat detail.Results show that the sur- face albedo,the drag coefficient,the evaporation rate and the ground temperature all have large influences on the circula- tion near the Plateau and in East Asia.When the heating at the surface increases,the Tibetan high in the upper troposphere intensifies,too.Its area enlarges and its axis tilts to northwest.The upper tropical easterly increase and shifts to north.The southwesterly in the lower troposphere,in consistence,also increases.The cross-equatorial low-lev- el currents along Somali and South India are influenced to increase their speeds while those over North Australia de- crease.The land low over the Asian Continent deepens.Meanwhile the upward motions over the land of east China and over the Indo-China Peninsula intensify and therefore the precipitation over those areas increases.However,along the coastal area of China the upward motions and therefore the precipitation decrease. Atmospheric heat source anomaly has large influence on the circulation,too.Simulated results indicate that heat source anomaly in the lower atmosphere over the Plateau influences the intensity and the position of the monsoon circu- lation while that in the upper atmosphere only affects the intensity.The heating status over the Plateau has slight influ- ence on the westerly jet,north of the Plateau,while it has strong effect on the subtropical jet at the mid and low latitudes.展开更多
In this paper,a primitive equation linear wave model is used to examine the effects of three-dimen- sional structure of heating field on the behavior of stationary planetary waves in summer and to compare the roles of...In this paper,a primitive equation linear wave model is used to examine the effects of three-dimen- sional structure of heating field on the behavior of stationary planetary waves in summer and to compare the roles of different heating functions for the formation and maintenance of summer monsoon circulation in Asia.It is shown that the aloft heating connected with the latent heating,especially the deep condensation heating associated with the cumulus convection in low latitudes,plays a crucial part in the Asian summer mon- soon and the structures of planetary wave responses are quite sensitive to the vertical distribution of heating.展开更多
This study investigates influencing weather systems for and the effect of Tibetan Plateau （TP）’s surface heating on the heavy rainfall over southern China in June 2010, focusing on the four persistent heavy rainfal...This study investigates influencing weather systems for and the effect of Tibetan Plateau （TP）’s surface heating on the heavy rainfall over southern China in June 2010, focusing on the four persistent heavy rainfall events during 14-24 June 2010. The ma jor weather systems include the South Asian high, midlatitude trough and ridge, western Pacific subtropical high in the middle troposphere, and shear lines and eastward-moving vortices in the lower troposphere. An ensemble of convection-permitting simulations （CTL） is carried out with the WRF model for these rainfall events, which successfully reproduce the observed evolution of precipitation and weather systems. Another ensemble of simulations （SEN） with the surface albedo over the TP and its southern slope changed artificially to one, i.e., the surface does not absorb any solar heating, otherwise it is identical to CTL, is also performed. Comparison between CTL and SEN suggests that the surface sensible heating of TP in CTL significantly affects the temperature distributions over the plateau and its surroundings, and the thermal wind adjustment consequently changes atmospheric circulations and properties of the synoptic systems, leading to intensified precipitation over southern China. Specifically, at 200 hPa, anticyclonic and cyclonic anomalies form over the western and eastern plateau, respectively, which enhances the southward cold air intrusion along the eastern TP and the divergence over southern China;at 500 hPa, the ridge over the northern plateau and the trough over eastern China are strengthened, the southwesterly flows along the northwestern side of the subtropical high are intensified, and the positive vorticity propagation from the plateau to its downstream is also enhanced significantly;at 850 hPa, the low-pressure vortices strongly develop and move eastward while the southwesterly low-level jet over southern China strengthens in CTL, leading to increased water vapor convergence and upward motion over the precipitation region.展开更多
基金Key Project of Joint Meteorological Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U2242202)Key Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (42030611)+1 种基金Innovative Development Special Project of China Meteorological Administration (CXFZ2023J016)Innovation Team Fund of Sichuan Provincial Meteorological Service (SCQXCX7D-202201)。
文摘Based on ERA5 reanalysis data,the present study analyzed the thermal energy development mechanism and kinetic energy conversion characteristics of two extreme rainstorm processes in relation to the shallow southwest vortex in the warm-sector during a“rain-generated vortex”process and the deep southwest vortex in a“vortex-generated rain”process.The findings were as follows:(1)During the extreme rainstorm on August 11,2020(hereinafter referred to as the“8·11”process),intense surface heating and a high-energy unstable environment were observed.The mesoscale convergence system triggered convection to produce heavy rainfall,and the release of latent condensation heat generated by the rainfall promoted the formation of a southwest vortex.The significant increase(decrease)in atmospheric diabatic heating and kinetic energy preceded the increase(decrease)in vorticity.By contrast,the extreme rainstorm on August 16,2020(hereinafter referred to as the“8·16”process)involved the generation of southwest vortex in a low-energy and highhumidity environment.The dynamic uplift of the southwest vortex triggered rainfall,and the release of condensation latent heat from rainfall further strengthened the development of the southwest vortex.The significant increase(decrease)in atmospheric diabatic heating and kinetic energy exhibited a delayed progression compared to the increase(decrease)in vorticity.(2)The heating effect around the southwest vortex region was non-uniform,and the heating intensity varied in different stages.In the“8·11”process,the heating effect was the strongest in the initial stage,but weakened during the vortex's development.On the contrary,the heating effect was initially weak in the“8·16”process,and intensified during the development stage.(3)The available potential energy of the“8·11”process significantly increased in kinetic energy converted from rotational and divergent winds through baroclinic action,and the divergent wind energy continued to convert into rotational wind energy.By contrast,the“8·16”process involved the conversion of rotational wind energy into divergent wind energy,which in turn converted kinetic energy back into available potential energy,thereby impeding the further development and maintenance of the southwest vortex.
文摘A 5-layer numerical model with p-σ incorporated coordinate system and primitive equations is used to simulate the effects of heating anomaly at and over the Tibetan(Qinghai-Xizang)Plateau on the circulations in East Asia in sum- mer,The model is described briefly in the text and the results are analysed in somewhat detail.Results show that the sur- face albedo,the drag coefficient,the evaporation rate and the ground temperature all have large influences on the circula- tion near the Plateau and in East Asia.When the heating at the surface increases,the Tibetan high in the upper troposphere intensifies,too.Its area enlarges and its axis tilts to northwest.The upper tropical easterly increase and shifts to north.The southwesterly in the lower troposphere,in consistence,also increases.The cross-equatorial low-lev- el currents along Somali and South India are influenced to increase their speeds while those over North Australia de- crease.The land low over the Asian Continent deepens.Meanwhile the upward motions over the land of east China and over the Indo-China Peninsula intensify and therefore the precipitation over those areas increases.However,along the coastal area of China the upward motions and therefore the precipitation decrease. Atmospheric heat source anomaly has large influence on the circulation,too.Simulated results indicate that heat source anomaly in the lower atmosphere over the Plateau influences the intensity and the position of the monsoon circu- lation while that in the upper atmosphere only affects the intensity.The heating status over the Plateau has slight influ- ence on the westerly jet,north of the Plateau,while it has strong effect on the subtropical jet at the mid and low latitudes.
文摘In this paper,a primitive equation linear wave model is used to examine the effects of three-dimen- sional structure of heating field on the behavior of stationary planetary waves in summer and to compare the roles of different heating functions for the formation and maintenance of summer monsoon circulation in Asia.It is shown that the aloft heating connected with the latent heating,especially the deep condensation heating associated with the cumulus convection in low latitudes,plays a crucial part in the Asian summer mon- soon and the structures of planetary wave responses are quite sensitive to the vertical distribution of heating.
基金Supported by the National(Key) Basic Research and Development(973) Program of China(2012CB417202)National Natural Science Foundation of China(41175049 and 41221064)+1 种基金Basic Research Funds of the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences(2012Y001)National Science and Technology Support Program of China(2012BAC22B03)
文摘This study investigates influencing weather systems for and the effect of Tibetan Plateau （TP）’s surface heating on the heavy rainfall over southern China in June 2010, focusing on the four persistent heavy rainfall events during 14-24 June 2010. The ma jor weather systems include the South Asian high, midlatitude trough and ridge, western Pacific subtropical high in the middle troposphere, and shear lines and eastward-moving vortices in the lower troposphere. An ensemble of convection-permitting simulations （CTL） is carried out with the WRF model for these rainfall events, which successfully reproduce the observed evolution of precipitation and weather systems. Another ensemble of simulations （SEN） with the surface albedo over the TP and its southern slope changed artificially to one, i.e., the surface does not absorb any solar heating, otherwise it is identical to CTL, is also performed. Comparison between CTL and SEN suggests that the surface sensible heating of TP in CTL significantly affects the temperature distributions over the plateau and its surroundings, and the thermal wind adjustment consequently changes atmospheric circulations and properties of the synoptic systems, leading to intensified precipitation over southern China. Specifically, at 200 hPa, anticyclonic and cyclonic anomalies form over the western and eastern plateau, respectively, which enhances the southward cold air intrusion along the eastern TP and the divergence over southern China;at 500 hPa, the ridge over the northern plateau and the trough over eastern China are strengthened, the southwesterly flows along the northwestern side of the subtropical high are intensified, and the positive vorticity propagation from the plateau to its downstream is also enhanced significantly;at 850 hPa, the low-pressure vortices strongly develop and move eastward while the southwesterly low-level jet over southern China strengthens in CTL, leading to increased water vapor convergence and upward motion over the precipitation region.
