Clustered heavy rains (CHRs) defined using hierarchical cluster analysis based on daily observations of precipitation in China during 1960-2008 are investigated in this paper.The geographical pattern of CHRs in China ...Clustered heavy rains (CHRs) defined using hierarchical cluster analysis based on daily observations of precipitation in China during 1960-2008 are investigated in this paper.The geographical pattern of CHRs in China shows three high-frequency centers-South China,the Yangtze River basin,and part of North China around the Bohai Sea.CHRs occur most frequently in South China with a mean annual frequency of 6.8 (a total of 334 times during 1960-2008).June has the highest monthly frequency (2.2 times/month with a total of 108 times during 1960-2008),partly in association with the Meiyu phenomenon in the Yangtze River basin.Within the past 50 years,the frequency of CHRs in China has increased significantly from 13.5 to 17.3 times per year,which is approximately 28%.In the 1990s,the frequency of CHRs often reached 19.1 times per year.The geographical extent of CHR has expanded slightly by 0.5 stations,and its average daily rainfall intensity has increased by 3.7 mm d 1.The contribution of CHRs to total rainfall amount and the frequency of daily precipitation have increased by 63.1% and 22.7%,respectively,partly due to a significant decrease in light rains.In drying regions of North and Northeast China,the amounts of minimal CHRs have had no significant trend in recent years,probably due to warming in these arid regions enhancing atmospheric convectivity at individual stations.展开更多
[Objective] The aim was to analyze the process and reason of the extreme heavy rainfall on June 15,2011 in Cold Lake in Qinghai.[Method] The weather,physical field and satellite of one extreme heavy rain in the cold l...[Objective] The aim was to analyze the process and reason of the extreme heavy rainfall on June 15,2011 in Cold Lake in Qinghai.[Method] The weather,physical field and satellite of one extreme heavy rain in the cold lake in Qinghai were expounded.[Result] The formation of the loop 'crooked neck' of high pressure,which on the one hand posed a typical situation in the circulation of heavy precipitation in Qinghai,and on the other hand,formed the southwest,southeast of the two water vapor transport in air,in addition to the small groove from the trough of Lake Balk hash and the split vortex plateau,resulted into the extreme heavy rainfall in Cold Lake.The presence of thermal low pressure 700 hPa was conducive to the accumulation of low energy and low-level moisture transport from the Qinghai region to the south of Qaidam Basin.[Conclusion] The resulting process was mainly due to heavy rain in the lower troposphere convergence,high-level divergence,high humidity areas and a strong vertical upward motion.展开更多
Large-scale and mesoscale analyses are made for extremely heavy rain (EHR) and meso-β scale low vortex (MSLV) in Jiading District of Shanghai Municipality during 6-7 July 2001.It is shown that the EHR forms in the si...Large-scale and mesoscale analyses are made for extremely heavy rain (EHR) and meso-β scale low vortex (MSLV) in Jiading District of Shanghai Municipality during 6-7 July 2001.It is shown that the EHR forms in the situation of northern westerly trough linking together with southern inverted typhoon trough at northwest side of the West Pacific Ocean subtropical high. Numerical simulation is made using a 21-layer improved REM (regional η coordinate model) for this course.The results show that the precipitation forms earlier than MSLV.and the strong convergence in wind velocity mate (WVM) triggers the strong precipitation.The formative reasons of WVM.especially the weak wind velocity center are discussed,and the formative mechanisms of the MSLV and EHR are discussed using high spatial and temporal resolution model- output physical fields.The results show that the heavy rain releases latent heat and warms the air column,and enhances the low level positive vorticity that existed before.Then it causes the formation of MSLV.There is a positive feedback mechanism between low vortex and precipitation,so CISK must be an important mechanism.展开更多
基金supported by the NationalBasic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2009CB421401)the Chinese Meteorological Administration Program (Grant No.GYHY200906009)
文摘Clustered heavy rains (CHRs) defined using hierarchical cluster analysis based on daily observations of precipitation in China during 1960-2008 are investigated in this paper.The geographical pattern of CHRs in China shows three high-frequency centers-South China,the Yangtze River basin,and part of North China around the Bohai Sea.CHRs occur most frequently in South China with a mean annual frequency of 6.8 (a total of 334 times during 1960-2008).June has the highest monthly frequency (2.2 times/month with a total of 108 times during 1960-2008),partly in association with the Meiyu phenomenon in the Yangtze River basin.Within the past 50 years,the frequency of CHRs in China has increased significantly from 13.5 to 17.3 times per year,which is approximately 28%.In the 1990s,the frequency of CHRs often reached 19.1 times per year.The geographical extent of CHR has expanded slightly by 0.5 stations,and its average daily rainfall intensity has increased by 3.7 mm d 1.The contribution of CHRs to total rainfall amount and the frequency of daily precipitation have increased by 63.1% and 22.7%,respectively,partly due to a significant decrease in light rains.In drying regions of North and Northeast China,the amounts of minimal CHRs have had no significant trend in recent years,probably due to warming in these arid regions enhancing atmospheric convectivity at individual stations.
文摘[Objective] The aim was to analyze the process and reason of the extreme heavy rainfall on June 15,2011 in Cold Lake in Qinghai.[Method] The weather,physical field and satellite of one extreme heavy rain in the cold lake in Qinghai were expounded.[Result] The formation of the loop 'crooked neck' of high pressure,which on the one hand posed a typical situation in the circulation of heavy precipitation in Qinghai,and on the other hand,formed the southwest,southeast of the two water vapor transport in air,in addition to the small groove from the trough of Lake Balk hash and the split vortex plateau,resulted into the extreme heavy rainfall in Cold Lake.The presence of thermal low pressure 700 hPa was conducive to the accumulation of low energy and low-level moisture transport from the Qinghai region to the south of Qaidam Basin.[Conclusion] The resulting process was mainly due to heavy rain in the lower troposphere convergence,high-level divergence,high humidity areas and a strong vertical upward motion.
基金supported by the Air Force Foundation under Grant No.KJ99099
文摘Large-scale and mesoscale analyses are made for extremely heavy rain (EHR) and meso-β scale low vortex (MSLV) in Jiading District of Shanghai Municipality during 6-7 July 2001.It is shown that the EHR forms in the situation of northern westerly trough linking together with southern inverted typhoon trough at northwest side of the West Pacific Ocean subtropical high. Numerical simulation is made using a 21-layer improved REM (regional η coordinate model) for this course.The results show that the precipitation forms earlier than MSLV.and the strong convergence in wind velocity mate (WVM) triggers the strong precipitation.The formative reasons of WVM.especially the weak wind velocity center are discussed,and the formative mechanisms of the MSLV and EHR are discussed using high spatial and temporal resolution model- output physical fields.The results show that the heavy rain releases latent heat and warms the air column,and enhances the low level positive vorticity that existed before.Then it causes the formation of MSLV.There is a positive feedback mechanism between low vortex and precipitation,so CISK must be an important mechanism.
