Based on the successful simulation of a typical winter urban boundary layer(UBL) process over Beijing area during the Beijing City Air Pollution Experiment (BECAPEX) in 2001by the use of MM5 coupled with urban canopy ...Based on the successful simulation of a typical winter urban boundary layer(UBL) process over Beijing area during the Beijing City Air Pollution Experiment (BECAPEX) in 2001by the use of MM5 coupled with urban canopy parameterization, a series of simulation experiments areperformed to investigate the effects of urban influence, surrounding terrain, and different extentof urbanization on urban boundary layer structures over Beijing area. The results of factorseparation experiments of urban influence indicate that the total effect of urban influence, whichis the synthetic effect of urban infrastructure on thermal and dynamic structures of atmosphere, isresponsible for the formation of main UBL features over Beijing area. Meanwhile, the relativeimportance of thermal and mechanical factors of urban infrastructure and interaction between thermaland mechanical factors for the formation and evolution of UBL over the Beijing area are alsoexplored. The results show that, during nighttime, mechanical factors are responsible for maincharacteristics of nocturnal urban boundary layer such as elevated inversion layer over downtownarea, smaller wind speed and stronger turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) and its behavior with peak atthe top of canopy layer, whereas in the daytime, thermal factors play dominant role in the structureof UBL, such as the intensity of mixed layer and temperature in the lower atmosphere in urban area.The interaction between mechanical and thermal factors plays an important role in the formation andevolution of UBL, but its specific characteristics of mechanisms are complex. The results ofsurrounding terrain experiment show that terrain surrounding Beijing area not only determines thecharacteristic of prevailing airflow over Beijing area, but also has obvious effect on thermalstructure of UBL, such as the distribution of elevated inversion and urban heat island, and makesthem with special localization feature. The results of different extent urbanization experiment showthat with the increase in the density and height of buildings in Beijing area, wind speed woulddecrease and TKE increase. Meanwhile, the bottom of nocturnal elevated inversion would increase indowntown area, and the intensity of urban heat island would strengthen, and even probably is obviousin the daytime.展开更多
基金Supported by the Beijing Urban Environment Project (973 Project).
文摘Based on the successful simulation of a typical winter urban boundary layer(UBL) process over Beijing area during the Beijing City Air Pollution Experiment (BECAPEX) in 2001by the use of MM5 coupled with urban canopy parameterization, a series of simulation experiments areperformed to investigate the effects of urban influence, surrounding terrain, and different extentof urbanization on urban boundary layer structures over Beijing area. The results of factorseparation experiments of urban influence indicate that the total effect of urban influence, whichis the synthetic effect of urban infrastructure on thermal and dynamic structures of atmosphere, isresponsible for the formation of main UBL features over Beijing area. Meanwhile, the relativeimportance of thermal and mechanical factors of urban infrastructure and interaction between thermaland mechanical factors for the formation and evolution of UBL over the Beijing area are alsoexplored. The results show that, during nighttime, mechanical factors are responsible for maincharacteristics of nocturnal urban boundary layer such as elevated inversion layer over downtownarea, smaller wind speed and stronger turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) and its behavior with peak atthe top of canopy layer, whereas in the daytime, thermal factors play dominant role in the structureof UBL, such as the intensity of mixed layer and temperature in the lower atmosphere in urban area.The interaction between mechanical and thermal factors plays an important role in the formation andevolution of UBL, but its specific characteristics of mechanisms are complex. The results ofsurrounding terrain experiment show that terrain surrounding Beijing area not only determines thecharacteristic of prevailing airflow over Beijing area, but also has obvious effect on thermalstructure of UBL, such as the distribution of elevated inversion and urban heat island, and makesthem with special localization feature. The results of different extent urbanization experiment showthat with the increase in the density and height of buildings in Beijing area, wind speed woulddecrease and TKE increase. Meanwhile, the bottom of nocturnal elevated inversion would increase indowntown area, and the intensity of urban heat island would strengthen, and even probably is obviousin the daytime.
