This study aims to quantify the response of a westerly-trough rainfall episode that occurred in summer 2020 to multi-scale topographic control in southwestern China,based on observations and numerical simulations.The ...This study aims to quantify the response of a westerly-trough rainfall episode that occurred in summer 2020 to multi-scale topographic control in southwestern China,based on observations and numerical simulations.The multi-scale topography is composed of the Tibetan Plateau,Hengduan Cordillera(HC),and Sichuan Basin(SB).The westerly trough was characterized by southeastward deepening together with an in-phase propagating rainfall episode.By utilizing the results of numerical experiments,how the multi-scale topography impacted this westerly trough rainfall episode is explored.It is found that HC was the pivotal topographic factor affecting the southeastward extension of the trough and related rainfall,while SB accerelated the eastward movement of the westerly trough and changed the tilting direction of the trough line,thus further changing the location and orientation of precipitation.For extreme rainfall with intensity exceeding 10 mm h^(−1),a roughly threefold rise in the cover ratio(from 1.8% to 7.2%)and fourfold increase in the areal rainfall amount per hour occurred by removing the HC barrier,due to the strongest vorticity and long-distance transport capacity to potential vorticy mass accompanying the southeast-stretching trough.Our results quantitatively reveal a strong response of westerly trough rainfall to multi-scale topographic control in southwestern China,therefore serving as an important reference for future decision making and effective model improvement.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program on the Monitoring,Early Warning and Prevention of Major Natural Disasters[grant number 2018YFC1507104]the National Natural Science Foundation of China[grant numbers 41875079,41875056,and 41975137]a Key Technology Research project on multi-source meteorological data fusion in medium and small basins[grant number DSJ-KY-2021-004].
文摘This study aims to quantify the response of a westerly-trough rainfall episode that occurred in summer 2020 to multi-scale topographic control in southwestern China,based on observations and numerical simulations.The multi-scale topography is composed of the Tibetan Plateau,Hengduan Cordillera(HC),and Sichuan Basin(SB).The westerly trough was characterized by southeastward deepening together with an in-phase propagating rainfall episode.By utilizing the results of numerical experiments,how the multi-scale topography impacted this westerly trough rainfall episode is explored.It is found that HC was the pivotal topographic factor affecting the southeastward extension of the trough and related rainfall,while SB accerelated the eastward movement of the westerly trough and changed the tilting direction of the trough line,thus further changing the location and orientation of precipitation.For extreme rainfall with intensity exceeding 10 mm h^(−1),a roughly threefold rise in the cover ratio(from 1.8% to 7.2%)and fourfold increase in the areal rainfall amount per hour occurred by removing the HC barrier,due to the strongest vorticity and long-distance transport capacity to potential vorticy mass accompanying the southeast-stretching trough.Our results quantitatively reveal a strong response of westerly trough rainfall to multi-scale topographic control in southwestern China,therefore serving as an important reference for future decision making and effective model improvement.