PV Perspective of Impacts on Downstream Extreme Rainfall Event of a Tibetan Plateau Vortex Collaborating with a Southwest China Vortex

An extreme rainfall event occurred over the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze Basin(MLY)during the end of June 2016,which was attributable to a Tibetan Plateau(TP)Vortex(TPV)in conjunction with a Southwest China Vortex(SWCV).The physical mechanism for this event was investigated from Potential Vorticity(PV)and omega perspectives based on MERRA-2 reanalysis data.The cyclogenesis of the TPV over the northwestern TP along with the lower-tropospheric SWCV was found to involve a midtropospheric large-scale flow reconfiguration across western and eastern China with the formation of a high-amplitude Rossby wave.Subsequently,the eastward-moving TPV coalesced vertically with the SWCV over the eastern Sichuan Basin due to the positive vertical gradient of the TPV-related PV advection,leading the lower-tropospheric jet associated with moisture transport to intensify greatly and converge over the downstream MLY.The merged TPV−SWCV specially facilitated the upper-tropospheric isentropic-gliding ascending motion over the MLY.With the TPV-embedded mid-tropospheric trough migrating continuously eastward,the almost stagnant SWCV was re-separated from the overlying TPV,forming a more eastward-tilted high-PV configuration to trigger stronger ascending motion including isentropic-gliding,isentropic-displacement,and diabatic heating-related ascending components over the MLY.This led to more intense rainfall.Quantitative PV diagnoses demonstrate that both the coalescence and subsequent re-separation processes of the TPV with the SWCV were largely dominated by horizontal PV advection and PV generation due to vertically nonuniform diabatic heating,as well as the feedback of condensation latent heating on the isentropic-displacement vertical velocity.

Diagnostic Analysis on Heavy Rain Process of the Northeast-moving Southwest Vortex

The moving path of southwest vortex and the mechanism of heavy rain in the north were studied in order to find out the forecasting point of the northern heavy rain,so as to improve the forecasting ability of the heavy rain disastrous weather.A large-scale heavy rain process in northern China from 18 to 21 July 2010 was diagnostically analyzed using meteorological conventional and intensified observation data and NCEP 1°× 1° reanalysis data.The result showed that the southwest vortex moved northeastward under the guidance of southwest airflow in the periphery of subtropical high,which was the direct influence system of the heavy rainfall.The heavy rainfall occurred on the east side of the symmetrical axis of the 700 hPa low vortex.The southwest jet provided abundant water vapor and potential instability energy for the occurrence of heavy rainfall.The changes of vorticity advection and temperature advection in the lower and middle troposphere were the leading causes of affecting the development and movement of the low vortex.The low vortex moved along the positive vorticity advection increasing region and the warm advection increasing region.The dry and cold air intruded into the low vortex from the middle layer,which promoted the generation and development of the unstable stratification of upper cold and lower warm,and provided unstable and triggering conditions for heavy rain.The water vapor transport from the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea was very abundant,and the water vapor flux was very high,reaching 30 g/(s·cm·hPa).It was the main reason for the maximum precipitation in Liaoning Province,which was the farthest from the southwest vortex source.The study deepened the understanding of the structural characteristics of the southwest vortex and revealed the dynamic mechanism of the northeast movement and development of the southwest vortex as well as the cause of rainstorm induced by interaction with other weather systems.It can provide some forecasting ideas and useful references for forecasting the movement of the southwest vortex and the heavy rain weather in the north.

A Case Study on the Role of Water Vapor from Southwest China in Downstream Heavy Rainfall

Based on the observation data analysis and numerical simulation, the development of an eastwardmoving vortex generated in Southwest China during the period 25 27 June 2003 is studied. The water vapor budget analysis indicates that water vapor in the lower troposphere over Southwest China is transported downstream to the Yangtze and Huaihe River valleys by the southwesterly winds south of the vortex center. A potential vortieity （PV） budget analysis reveals that a positive feedback between latent heat release and low-level positive vortieity plays a vital role in the sudden development and eastward movement of the vortex. Numerical simulations are consistent with these results.

Analysis of Deep Convective Towers in a Southwest-Vortex Rainstorm Event

The structure and organization of the extreme-rain-producing deep convection towers and their roles in the formation of a southwest vortex(SWV)event are studied using the intensified surface rainfall observations,weather radar data and numerical simulations from a high-resolution convection-allowing model.The deep convection towers occurred prior to the emergence of SWV and throughout its onset and development stages.They largely resemble the vortical hot tower(VHT)commonly seen in typhoons or hurricanes and are thus considered as a special type of VHT(sVHT).Each sVHT presented a vorticity dipole structure,with the upward motion not superpose the positive vorticity.A positive feedback process in the SWV helped the organization of sVHTs,which in turn strengthened the initial disturbance and development of SWV.The meso-γ-scale large-value areas of positive relative vorticity in the mid-toupper troposphere were largely induced by the diabatic heating and tilting.The strong mid-level convergence was attributed to the mid-level vortex enhancement.The low-level vortex intensification was mainly due to low-level convergence and the stretching of upward flow.The meso-α-scale large-value areas of positive relative vorticity in the low-level could expand up to about 400 hPa,and gradually weakened with time and height due to the decaying low-level convergence and vertical stretching in the matured SWV.As the SWV matured,two secondary circulations were formed,with a weaker mean radial inflow than the outflow and elevated to 300-400 hPa.

Analysis of an Extensive Heavy Rainfall Weather Process during 23-24 April, 2021 in China

An extensive rainfall occurred in central and eastern China during 23-24 April, 2021. This research mainly uses the reanalysis data of NCEP/NCAR every 6 hours to analyze this heavy rainfall weather process. The results show that the main reason for this precipitation process is the shear formed between the cold air and the warm and humid air flow in the southwest. The low temperature on the ground allows the warm and humid air flow to lift up to form precipitation. The shear system is strengthened to a low vortex, which greatly strengthens the vertical ascent movement. Good water vapor and dynamic conditions form a large range of heavy rainfall.

Mechanisms governing the evolution of a long-lived northwest vortex that caused a series of disasters in Northwest China

The northwest vortex(NWV)is a type of mesoscale vortex that appears with a relatively high frequency in Northwest China.To further the understanding of the NWV’s evolution,in this study,the moisture and circulation budgets of a long-lived NWV(~132 h)that appeared in early August 2019 were calculated.This vortex induced a series of torrential rainfall events in Northwest China and Mongolia,which caused severe transmission line faults and urban waterlogging.Synoptic analyses indicate that the NWV was generated in a favorable background environment characterized by notable upper-level divergence and strong mid-level warm advection.The moisture budget shows that the East China Sea and Bohai Sea acted as the main moisture sources for the NWV-associated precipitation,and the water vapor was transported into the rainfall regions mainly by easterly and southeasterly winds.The circulation budget indicates that,during the developing stage,convergence-related vertical stretching was a dominant factor for the NWV’s development;whereas,the vortex’s displacement from regions with stronger cyclonic vorticity to those with weaker cyclonic vorticity mainly decelerated its development.In the decaying stage,divergence-related vertical shrinking and the net export of cyclonic vorticity due to the eddy flow’s transport resulted in the NWV’s dissipation.

Analysis of a Group of Weak Small-Scale Vortexes in the Planetary Boundary Layer in the Mei-yu Front

A mei-yu front process in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River on 23 June 1999 was simulated by using the fifth-generation Pennsylvania State University-NCAR （PSU/NCAR） Mesoscale Model （MM5） with FDDA （Four Dimension Data Assimilation）. The analysis shows that seven weak small mesoscale vortexes of tens of kilometers, correspondent to surface low trough or mesoscale centers, in the planetary boundary layer （PBL） in the mei-yu front were heavily responsible for the heavy rainfall. Sometimes, several weak small-scale vortexes in the PBL could form a vortex group, some of which would weaken locally, and some would develop to be a meso-α-scale low vortex through combination. The initial dynamical triggering mechanism was related to two strong currents： one was the northeast flow in the PBL at the rear of the mei-yu front, the vortexes occurred exactly at the side of the northeast flow; and the other was the strong southwest low-level jet （LLJ） in front of the Mei-yu front, which moved to the upper of the vortexes. Consequently, there were notable horizontal and vertical wind shears to form positive vorticity in the center of the southwest LLJ. The development of mesoscale convergence in the PBL and divergence above, as well as the vertical positive vorticity column, were related to the small wind column above the nose-shaped velocity contours of the northeast flow embedding southwestward in the PBL, which intensified the horizontal wind shear and the positive vorticity column above the vortexes, baroclinicity and instability.

Adjoint Sensitivity Experiments of a Meso-β-scale Vortex in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River

A relatively independent and small-scale heavy rainfall event occurred to the south of a slow eastwardmoving meso-α-scale vortex. The analysis shows that a meso-β-scale system is heavily responsible for the intense precipitation. An attempt to simulate it met with some failures. In view of its small scale, short lifetime and relatively sparse observations at the initial time, an adjoint model was used to examine the sensitivity of the meso-β-scale vortex simulation with respect to initial conditions. The adjoint sensitivity indicates how small perturbations of initial model variables anywhere in the model domain can influence the central vorticity of the vortex. The largest sensitivity for both the wind and temperature perturbation is located below 700 hPa, especially at the low level. The largest sensitivity for the water vapor perturbation is located below 500 hPa, especially at the middle and low levels. The horizontal adjoint sensitivity for all variables is mainly located toward the upper reaches of the Yangtze River with respect to the simulated meso-β-scale system in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces with strong locality. The sensitivity shows that warm cyclonic perturbations in the upper reaches can have a great effect on the development of the meso-β-scale vortex. Based on adjoint sensitivity, forward sensitivity experiments were conducted to identify factors influencing the development of the meso-β-scale vortex and to explore ways of improving the prediction. A realistic prediction was achieved by using adjoint sensitivity to modify the initial conditions and implanting a warm cyclone at the initial time in the upper reaches of the river with respect to the meso-β-scale vortex, as is commonly done in tropical cyclone prediction.

Comparison of two types of persistent heavy rainfall events during sixteen warm seasons in the Sichuan Basin

Based on hourly precipitation from national surface stations,persistent heavy rainfall events(PHREs)over the Sichuan Basin(SCB)are explored during the warm season(May to September)from 2000 to 2015 to compare synoptic circulations and maintenance mechanisms between different PHRE types.There are two main types of PHREs:one is characterized by a rain belt west of 106°E over the SCB(WSB-PHREs),and the other features a rain belt east of 106°E over the SCB(ESB-PHREs).In total,there are 18 ESB-PHREs and 10 WSB-PHREs during the study period.Overall,the rain belts of WSB-PHREs are along the terrain distribution east of the Tibetan Plateau,while the precipitation intensity of ESB-PHREs is stronger.For the two types of PHREs,the shortwave trough over the SCB and the western Pacific subtropical high act as their favorable background environments,particularly for ESB-PHREs.The water vapor of WSB-PHREs is mainly transported from the South China Sea,whereas for ESB-PHREs the South China Sea and Bay of Bengal are their main moisture sources.The composite vorticity budgets of southwest vortices during their mature stage indicate that the convergence effect is a dominant factor for maintaining the two types of PHREs,and the strong vertical vorticity advection is also favorable,but the relative contribution of vertical advection is larger for WSB-PHREs.

Analysis of Formation Mechanism of Two Successive Heavy Rainfall Processes on the Edge of the Subtropical High

Based on sounding and ground observation data,GPS/MET and FY-2 E satellite data,NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data（ 1°× 1°）,the formation mechanisms of two successive heavy rainfall processes on the edge of the subtropical high were analyzed. The results showed that the two heavy rainfall processes were caused by weak westerly troughs on the edge of the subtropical high at 500 h Pa,and there was strong southwest jet stream at 850-700 h Pa. As the low-level southwest jet stream intensified and moved northwards,heavy rainfall began. When the jet stream weakened,heavy rainfall ended. The heavy rainfall areas had good consistency with the high-value areas of CAPE,the high-value tongue of low-level water vapor flux,water vapor convergence center and warm advection center. Water vapor monitoring by GPS/MET had certain denotative meaning to the short-term prediction of heavy rainfall. The minimum TBB of convective cloud clusters was between-62 and-78 ℃,and the corresponding hourly maximum precipitation was 40-90 mm. In the heavy rainfall process,mesoscale vortexes occurred at 850 h Pa and below,but the scale was small,with weak low pressure but significant cyclonic circulation. The most intense rainfall was generated at the center of warm advection in the southeast of the vortex center at 925 h Pa. In the first heavy rainfall process,the mesoscale vortexes moved less,while strong rainfall was induced by strong upward movement in the southeast of the vortexes. In the second heavy rainfall process,low-level cold air invaded from the northwest into the vortexes to form cyclones and moved northeastwards. Heavy rainfall happened in the warm zone in front of cold front,and convective instability energy was high. Rainfall intensity was high,and rainfall range was large.

近十年我国涡旋系统的研究进展

近年我国暴雨和强对流等中小尺度灾害性天气频发,涡旋是产生这些灾害天气的重要天气系统之一。为了不断提高对我国涡旋及其产生的暴雨和强对流天气发生发展机理的认识和预报准确率,本文对容易引发长江流域沿线灾害天气的三类涡旋(高原低涡、西南低涡和大别山涡)及对北方地区暴雨、强对流天气有重要影响的东北冷涡、中亚低涡的主要研究成果进行了梳理。主要回顾了近十年这些涡旋的识别方法、时空分布统计特征、三维结构以及产生的暴雨、强对流天气机理。最后,对与涡旋系统以及相关天气的研究与预报中的问题、未来发展方向进行了简要讨论和展望。

基于主客观环流分型的强降水数值预报MODE检验方法及其在2019年暖季东北地区的应用

本文构建了基于主客观环流分型的强降水数值预报空间检验(MODE)方法框架,并利用该框架对欧洲中期天气预报中心全球模式(ECMWF)和中国气象局区域中尺度数值天气预报模式(CMA_MESO)的2019年暖季东北地区强降水预报进行检验。结果表明,2019年暖季东北地区54个强降水日的环流型可分为:西风槽型(15个)、副热带高压影响型(13个)、急流型(5个)、西部(12个)和东部冷涡型(9个)。其中,西风槽型和急流型以区域性强降水为主,模式对其强降水发生与否的预报能力强,TS评分较高;西部、东部冷涡型强降水的局地性强,模式对其强降水发生与否的预报能力差,TS评分低;副热带高压影响型也以区域性强降水为主,模式对其强降水发生与否的预报能力也比较强,但是对其强降水质心位置、强度、面积等属性预报偏差较大,TS评分也相对较低。另外,从两种模式预报性能对比看,CMA_MESO强降水强度和面积预报较实况普遍偏强,虽然其预报的TS评分一般高于ECMWF,但其对强降水预报的空报率也都比ECMWF大,对强降水的属性预报偏差一致性一般也低于ECMWF,其预报的可订正性整体上不及ECMWF。

The Short-Duration Heavy Rainfall in Different Quadrants of Northeast China Cold Vortices

The Northeast China cold vortex(NCCV)is one of the main synoptic-scale systems causing short-duration heavy rainfall(SDHR)in Northeast China.Environmental conditions(e.g.,water vapor,instability,and vertical wind shear)are known to be distinctly different over the four quadrants of NCCVs,rendering prediction of the SDHR related to NCCVs(NCCV_SDHR)more challenging.Based on 5-yr hourly rainfall observations from 3196 automatic weather stations and ERA5 reanalysis data,10,232 NCCV_SDHR events were identified and divided into four quadrant groups according to their relative position to the center of the NCCV(CVC).The results show that the southeast quadrant features the highest frequency of SDHR,with stronger intensity,longer duration,and wider coverage;and the SDHR in different quadrants presents different formation mechanisms and varied temporal evolution.A new coordinate system is established relative to the CVC that uses the CVC as the origin and the radius of the NCCV(r CV)as the unit distance.In this new coordinate system,all of the NCCV_SDHR events in the 5-yr study period are synthesized.It is found that the occurrence frequency of NCCV_SDHR initially increases and then decreases with increasing distance from the CVC.The highest frequency occurs mainly between 0.8 and 2.5 times r CV from the CVC in the southeast quadrant.This can be attributed to the favorable conditions,such as convergence of the low-level shear line and abundant water vapor,which are concentrated in this region.Furthermore,high-frequency NCCV_SDHR larger than 50 mm(NCCV_SDHR50)is observed to be closer to the CVC.When NCCV_SDHR50occurs,the NCCV is in closer proximity to the subtropical high,resulting in stronger low-level convergence and more abundant water vapor.Additionally,there are lower lifting condensation levels and stronger 0-6-and 0-1-km vertical wind shears in these environments.These findings provide a valuable reference for more accurate prediction of NCCV_SDHR.

广西东南部“海葵”残涡特大暴雨成因分析

利用各种常规气象资料、ERA5再分析资料等对2023年9月“海葵”残涡造成广西东南部特大暴雨的成因进行分析。结果表明:(1)华南地区处于200 hPa南亚高压东南侧的辐散区,500 hPa副热带高压减弱东退,西风槽东移引导弱冷空气南下,有利于“海葵”残涡长时间维持在广西东南部上空,冷暖空气交汇激发对流,产生特大暴雨。(2)低层季风气流加强,在广西东南部有西南风和东南风的辐合,充足的水汽输送到“海葵”残涡东侧堆积,中高层辐散、低层辐合的良好配置促进了上升运动发展,为特大暴雨的发生提供有利条件。(3)对流单体后向传播形成“列车效应”,回波质心低,抬升凝结高度低,以高效率的暖云降水为主,超低空急流对强降水的出现具有指示作用。

Analysis of the Regional Heavy Rainstorm Caused by A Cooling Shear Line

By using the conventional data,the rainfall data in the automatic weather station and so on,a regional heavy rainstorm which happened in the northwest and north central region of Shandong Province during May 9-10,2009 was analyzed.The results showed that the cooling shear line in low altitude was the main system which caused the heavy rainstorm.The rainstorm mainly happened on the left front of jet stream in low altitude,the right of cooling shear line in low altitude and the northeast quadrant of vortex.The southwest jet stream in the west of subtropical high established a water vapor passage from the South China Sea to the center of North China.It not only provided warm and wet air and energy for the development of heavy rainstorm,but also was the necessary condition which shear line in low altitude stagnated for a long time.Ground frontal cyclone was the trigger mechanism of rainstorm.The northeast wet and cold air joined with the southwest warm and wet air in Shandong after the front,which prompted the development of convection and the release of instable energy to form the rainstorm.

“21·7”河南特大暴雨的中尺度系统活动特征

2021年7月17日至22日河南省遭遇了罕见特大暴雨过程,特别是郑州市在7月20日出现了极端降水事件。本文首先分析了有利的大尺度环流背景,然后采用多源高分辨率观测和再分析资料深入分析了此次特大暴雨过程中不同阶段的水汽来源以及中尺度系统的活动特征。此次特大暴雨过程主要分为三个阶段,其主要的中尺度系统包括:黄淮气旋、中尺度对流系统(MCS)以及与MCS伴随的中尺度对流涡旋(MCV)。第一阶段(7月17~18日)主要为分散性降雨,水汽主要来自于南海、东南沿海、西北太平洋、长江中游地区的近距离水汽输送和河套地区。影响河南地区的中尺度系统为黄淮气旋,其于7月15日11时(协调世界时,下同)生成河南的东北部,18日23时在河南西南部消亡,垂直伸展最大高度为1000~350 hPa,维持时间约为89小时。第二阶段(7月19~20日),随着西太平洋副热带高压的北抬和台风“烟花”的西进北移发展,西北太平洋的水汽贡献也逐渐增多。由于黄淮气旋中心移动到河南西南部,其北部东南气流影响河南大部分地区。二级地形(伏牛山)东部的局地对流发展为MCS。由于地形的抬升作用,对流系统中强上升运动的维持有利于低层气旋性切变的增强,从而诱发了对流层中低层(750~600 hPa)MCV的生成。MCV的增强发展又进一步促进了MCS的维持以及偏南气流的增强。偏南气流输送大量水汽有利于午后分散性强对流单体的生成,分散对流单体与原有河南中北部MCS的合并后增强发展,从而造成了郑州极端小时降雨的出现。第三阶段(7月21~22日),暴雨过程的水汽主要来自于西北太平洋地区,其主要影响系统是MCS。低层气流受到二级地形(太行山)的阻挡,地形东部边界强的水汽通量辐合有利于MCS不断与新生对流单体合并发展,从而在河南、河北交界区域产生较强的降雨中心。

云南一次城市极端强降水事件成因分析

利用云南乡镇自动站降水资料、短时强降水监测资料、FY2G卫星资料、高空地面常规观测资料和NCEP再分析资料,从天气学角度分析了2020年夏季昆明一次城市极端强降水事件的成因。结果表明:受滇缅高压脊作用,高原槽东移后在云南东北部形成高原低涡,高原低涡沿着两高辐合区南移影响昆明,高原低涡和切变线是本次昆明极端强降水的主要影响系统,昆明极端强降水发生在高原低涡和切变线附近水汽辐合程度大的区域;此次强降水过程的不稳定机制为对流不稳定和对称不稳定并存,其中对称不稳定使倾斜对流得以维持;边界层辐合线触发近地层垂直上升运动和中尺度对流系统的生成,700 hPa切变线和500 hPa低涡使中尺度对流系统发展,垂直上升运动增强,触发不稳定能量的释放,引发强降水;涡生参数正值区对高原低涡的产生和移动方向的预测有指示意义。

高空急流与副急流演变及其与河南2021年“21·7”特大暴雨的关系

利用中国气象局所提供的逐小时的站点降水资料与欧洲中期天气预报中心所提供的逐小时、0.25°(纬度)×0.25°(经度)的ERA5再分析数据,重点研究了产生郑州极端小时降水的关键天气系统,并对高空急流与副急流进行了动能收支诊断,研究发现:2021年“21·7”河南特大暴雨呈现出显著的阶段性特征,在郑州极端小时降水出现的时段内,强降水主要出现在河南北部的山区及山区的迎风坡周边,受地形响显著。位于河南上空,对流层高层的高压脊、对流层中层的低压倒槽以及对流层低层的水平切变线与中尺度对流涡旋是引发郑州极端小时降水的关键天气系统。处于南亚高压东北部的高空急流与副急流通过引发强冷平流使得位于陕西上空的对流层高层短波槽快速发展,该槽的斜压发展使得其槽前的暖平流显著增强,从而导致河南上空对流层高层的高压脊迅速发展并维持强高空辐散条件,这为郑州极端小时降水的出现提供了极为有利的背景环流条件。南亚高压东北部的高空急流与副急流呈现出显著的水平分布不均特征,其中,风速增强趋势与冷平流强度均在上层急流分岔点(1区)达到极大值,这为陕西上空对流层高层短波槽的快速增强提供了最有利的条件。动能收支表明,南亚高压东北部偏西风的水平动能输送是本区域内高空急流与副急流发展/维持的最有利因子,其动能主要来源于南亚高压北部边缘的高空急流区;在此阶段内,气压梯度力主要做负功,是最不利于高空急流与副急流发展/维持的因子。

桂林“5·22”大暴雨的MCS特征及对短时强降雨的影响

利用常规观测资料、风云气象卫星四号A星(FY4A)资料、欧洲中期天气预报中心全球第五代大气再分析数据集(EAR5)以及桂林和柳州多普勒雷达资料,分析2023年5月22日桂林极端大暴雨过程的中尺度对流系统(MCS)特征及其对短时强降雨的影响。结果表明,此次过程降水时段集中、局地性强、极端性大,强降水时段与对流云团的强烈组织发展阶段基本一致。在“北槽南涡”的环流背景下,高原低涡东移及其切变线诱发MCS生成,地面冷空气和辐合线使其强烈发展。降水回波强度强,质心低,降水效率高,强回波柱在桂林市区维持。MCS具有低层正涡度、负散度,高层负涡度、正散度的垂直结构,上升速度大,利于发展维持。MCS发展前期对流有效位能(CAPE)值迅速增大,桂林处于有利的抬升环境中,大气可降水量峰值出现时间与强降水发生时间对应。

夏季高原低涡切变影响下云南大雨暴雨的分布及成因研究

利用中国气象局MICAPS系统历史天气图、云南125个站点逐日气象观测资料、欧洲中心ERA Interim资料,对1991-2018年夏季高原低涡切变造成云南大雨暴雨过程的气候特征进行了统计分析,结果表明:(1)夏季高原低涡切变影响云南,大雨暴雨平均每年出现12次,出现次数整体呈减少趋势,具有明显的年际变化特征;1998年出现最多达25次,2010年最少。高原低涡切变影响云南最多的是6月,平均为5次,其次是7月。(2)高原低涡切变可以造成云南全省性的大雨以上降水过程,从影响区域来看,主要分布在滇西北、滇西、滇中及以东地区,滇西北的东部是多发区,最多位于丽江东部至昆明,以及哀牢山附近;(3)产生全省性暴雨过程的合成特征主要是西太平洋副热带高压(以下简称西太副高)强度较弱,滇缅之间维持弱脊区,高原低涡切变容易从四川西北部边缘南移影响云南,受高原低涡切变影响云南出现暴雨的水汽主要来自孟加拉湾和部分来自高原,两支水汽在云南汇合,为暴雨的产生提供充足水汽。(4)2014年8月初的全省性大雨的天气系统主要是高原低涡切变与700 hPa切变线共同影响造成;中低层的正螺旋度远大于高层的负螺旋度,说明中低层正涡度辐合上升运动高于高层负涡度辐散,这为强降雨的产生提供了强大的动力条件。研究表明700 hPa湿螺旋度水平分布对高原低涡切变影响造成的强降水落区有指示意义。