20世纪后30年中国西北西部降水年代际变化机理分析

在全球气候变暖背景下1980年代中期中国西北西部气候发生了年代际突变,降水明显增加且主要是极端降水的贡献. 本文用欧洲中期预报中心再分析资料ERA-40计算了瞬变涡动、环流、水汽输送及其散度等的年代际变化并进行了分解分析. 结果表明, 1987年后大气环流年代际变化形成"东高西低"环流背景场,西风带向该区的水汽输送增加, 水汽辐合增强,其中主要是定常波水汽输送的贡献, 其结果是造成该区及周边空气水汽含量上升, 有利于降水或极端降水的增加. 夏季该区瞬变涡动增强且造成水汽辐合, 增加了降水天气出现的频率; 冬季瞬变涡动减弱, 天气过程减少, 说明降雪增加的原因应该是空气水汽含量增加, 导致降雪强度增加. 因此该区降水的增加即有中高纬度大气变暖变湿的贡献,也有瞬变涡动的动力作用. 未来西北西部降水的趋势主要取决于瞬变涡动与大气水汽含量变化的竞争．     

近60年新疆降水趋势与波动机制分析

用小波多尺度分析和回归等方法研究了近60年新疆降水记录的波动与趋势特征, 结果发现21世纪头十年降水亦然保持增加趋势, 但春、夏降水已呈弱的非线性下降趋势, 秋、冬季节降水增加趋势明显. 这可能与气候暖化的季节不均匀性有关. 年降水量的振荡与北大西洋涛动(NAO)关系密切, 二者约80%的方差都集中在年际尺度和多年代尺度成分两个带上, 年际变化之间呈显著负相关关系. NAO的多年代尺度成分位相超前降水10年左右, 而大西洋海温的多年代尺度涛动与之相差5年, 后者与降水的关联更为密切. "极差"分析表明, 对应于NAO的极端正或负位相事件, 下游的降水和水汽环境明显不同. 在NAO极端负位相年, 中亚和新疆降水都明显增加, 来自欧洲南部的水汽输送和中纬度瞬变涡动水汽输送均偏强, 中亚大气可降水量上升, 冷空气路径偏西, 瞬变天气系统易得到西南水汽输送带的配合, 水汽辐合增强, 有利于新疆和中亚的降水. 反之, 西风带水汽输送偏弱, 天气过程偏少, 降水量偏小, 易发生干旱. 因此, NAO的异常是新疆和中亚降水年际波动的主要原因之一. 关键词： 新疆降水 北大西洋涛动 水汽输送 瞬变涡动     

中国近58年温度极端事件的区域特征及其与气候突变的联系

运用动力学自相关因子指数Q分析中国温度的时空变化特征,得到8个不同的动力学温度变化特征区：准噶尔区、 东北区、西北区、西南东区、西南西区、华北区、东南区和中南区.初步讨论了这些特征区的年均温度变化和极端温度年出现天数及其与温度突变的关系,以及不同温度段对中国近58年增暖的可能影响.研究结果表明：（1）准噶尔区、东北区等7个温度特征区近58年的年均温和极端高温的年出现天数均表现为增长趋势,极端低温天数则为降低趋势,极端高温的变化与温度增暖呈正相关,与极端低温则呈负相关.同时,北方涛动、南方涛动 关键词： Q指数')" href="#">Q指数 温度段 极端温度 温度突变     

季风与极涡的异常配置下中国夏季大尺度旱涝分布

从冷暖系统配置的角度,选取东亚夏季风(EASM)和7月亚洲区极涡面积(APVA),分析了二者的气候特征与中国夏季降水分布之间的关系.在此基础上,将1951—2010年EASM和APVA的异常配置分为四种类型:A:季风强、极涡大;B:季风强、极涡小;C:季风弱、极涡大;D:季风弱、极涡小.研究发现,二者的异常配置下,中国夏季大尺度旱涝分布在季尺度上表现出多面性特征:A型年,夏季整体偏旱;B型年,夏季南涝北旱;C型年,夏季北涝南旱;D型年,夏季整体偏涝.由此可见,中国夏季旱涝总体分布除了与EASM有关外还与APVA密切相关,二者异常的不同配置下,夏季降水多寡和旱涝分布表现出了显著的差异和规律性,这对夏季降水总体趋势预测有一定的指示意义.此外,通过研究不同配置关系对应大气环流异常特征,并分析不同要素在夏季风和极涡关系变化中的作用,发现不同配置类型下夏季降水表现出的差异和规律性直接取决于环流场的整体配置,其中西太副高和中高纬阻塞形势起主导作用.     

中国东部2012年夏季降水及年代际转型的可能信号分析

针对2012年夏季中国东部降水"南旱北涝"的异常特征, 对比分析了近50年不同年代中国东部降水的分布型及海洋和环流等影响因素, 并讨论了2012年中国东部夏季降水异常作为中国东部降水年代际转型信号的可能性. 研究结果表明: 1961—1978年期间, 北太平洋年代际涛动(PDO)处于冷位相, 东亚夏季风偏强, 西太平洋副热带高压(副高)偏弱, 北方地区冷空气活动偏弱, 从而有利于南方水汽北上, 造成中国北方地区夏季降水异常偏多; 1979—1992年间则呈相反的特征, 造成1970年代末期中国东部夏季降水发生了一次年代际尺度的调整. 2010年代后期以来, PDO由暖位相向冷位向转变, 2012年北太平洋海温异常偏暖, 西太平洋海温由异常偏暖状态转变为正常略偏冷状态, 东亚夏季风由弱变强, 副高由强变弱, 北方冷系统活动减弱, 这些特征均与1961—1978年时段的情况类似, 支持2012年作为中国东部夏季降水发生年代际调整的前期信号的可能性. 近10年PDO, 东亚夏季风(EASM), 副高(WPSH)和贝湖高压(BH)四种指数夏季平均值的演变则进一步说明 了2012年的这种异常特征不仅是年际尺度的振荡, 更可能是前期演化基础上的一种量变到质变的调整. 关键词： 年代际 降水 北太平洋年代际涛动 东亚夏季风     

Effect of Mesoscale eddies on underwater sound propagation

The effects of sound speed variables induced by an anticyclonic eddy and a field of three cyclonic eddies on long-range sound propagation are investigated respectively. A deep-sea analytical eddy model [Henrick RF, Siegmann WL, Jacobson MJ. General analysis of ocean eddy effects for sound transmission applications. J Acoust Soc Am 1977;62:860-870] is used to determined sound speed distributions produced by warm-core ring in the southwest of South China Sea. Furthermore, the above analytical eddy model is generalize to include the azimuth angle variation and is used to determined sound speed distributions produced by Gulf Stream rings with different strengths. The theoretical temperature fluctuations induced by the warm eddy and a eddy field including three cyclonic eddies agree qualitatively with the in situ investigation data. The transmission loss of acoustic energy through the cross section of the warm-core ring center and three cyclonic eddy centers is simulated using 2-D parabolic-equation (PE) numerical modeling. It is found that the acoustic field has a significant change with variation of the location of SOFAR axis in the presence of the warm eddy and three cyclonic eddies comparing with the scenario of no eddies. When the source is located in the outside of the warm-core eddy and three cyclonic eddies respectively, and the receiver is located in outside of the eddy, the transmission loss as a function of range is investigated at different receive depth. It is shown that the changes of transmission loss caused by the warm-core eddy and three cyclonic eddies are as much as 20 dB than that of no-eddy situation. In the case of three cyclonic eddies, the largest discrepancy of transmission loss is about 40 dB near the range of 45 km for a 25-Hz source being located at a depth of 1500 m.     

ERA-Interim中的中国地区水分循环要素的时空演变特征分析

本文利用1979–2011年欧洲中期天气预报中心 (ECMWF) 的再分析资料 (ERA-Interim), 运用经验正交函数展开 (EOF) 和相似系数等方法, 对中国地区水分循环诸要素的时空特征进行了计算与分析. 研究结果表明: 在空间分布特征上, 蒸发量、纬向水汽通量和经向水汽通量均与大气可降水量的空间分布最相似, 大气可降水量和降水量均与蒸发量的空间分布最相似, 降水量与纬向水汽通量的相似系数略大于其与经向水汽通量的相似系数; 在时间演变上: 年降水量在1979–2002年间, 呈现非常显著的上升趋势; 在2002–2011 年间, 呈现显著的下降趋势. 年蒸发量在该两个时段的变化趋势与年降水量一致, 但均比年降水量明显; 年蒸发量在1979–2011年间呈现非常显著的上升趋势, 其年际变化明显小于年降水量. 可降水量和水汽通量散度在1979–2011年间的长期变化趋势不明显, 但可降水量的年际变化呈阶段式增大, 水汽通量的年际变化一直较大. 纬向与经向水汽通量均存在2–3年为周期的年际变化; 此外, 纬向水汽通量在1979–2011年间还存在显著的下降趋势. 春、秋季的水汽通量都存在显著下降的长期变化趋势, 夏、冬季的长期变化趋势不明显. 四季都存在2–3年为周期的年际变化. 此外, 夏季还存在明显的年代际转折. 关键词： 水分循环 时空特征 EOF 相似系数     

Convergence of the Vanishing Viscosity Approximation for Superpositions of Confined Eddies

A confined eddy is a circularly symmetric flow with vorticity of compact support and zero net circulation. Confined eddies with disjoint supports can be superimposed to generate stationary weak solutions of the two-dimensional incompressible inviscid Euler equations. In this work, we consider the unique weak solution of the two-dimensional incompressible Navier-Stokes equations having a disjoint superposition of very singular confined eddies as the initial datum. We prove the convergence of these weak solutions back to the initial configuration, as the Reynolds number goes to infinity. This implies that the stationary superposition of confined eddies with disjoint supports is the unique physically correct weak solution of the two-dimensional incompressible Euler equations.     

基于气候变化综合指数的中国近50年来气候变化敏感性研究

气候变化指数是目前有关气候变化研究领域的前沿课题, 国内外在气候变化研究领域存在着许多具体指数,但关于综合指数的研究却非常少见. 本文将基于温度和降水的单一要素指数的气候变化信息进行综合, 得到一个综合气候变化指数CCI (climate change index)以评估中国近50年来的气候变化及其区域敏感性.指数大小表征气候突变前后极端气候事件的频数之差, 反映该地区应对气候变化的能力,反映该地区对气候变化的敏感性. 通过该指数可以获得多种气候变化的相关信息,从而为更好地应对极端气候事件提供判断依据. 研究结果显示,内蒙古大部、东北中部、云南以及西北中部等地CCI指数较大, 说明这些地区相对于气候突变之前极端气候事件频发. 中国各个省份中的所有站点的CCI指数平均值表明,中国江南和西南东部对气候变化不敏感; 华北和东北地区极端气候事件频发.气候变化在高纬度地区和热带、 亚热带地区表现明显,北方和西南比较敏感,而黄河以南敏感性较弱, 沿海地区由于受季风及台风带来的强降水的影响, CCI指数相对偏大,敏感性较强.     

20世纪90年代末东亚夏季降水年代际变化及其成因初探

基于1983—2011年月总降水量、环流和海温的再分析资料,给出了20世纪90年代末东亚夏季降水的年代际调整的区域特征,及其对应的大气环流内部过程和可能的海温外强迫的年代际变化.研究结果表明,在20世纪90年代末期东亚北部夏季降水比东亚南部夏季降水由湿向干的表现更为明显,东亚南部地区夏季降水则是在20世纪90年代初和21世纪初发生年代际的转折.此外,东亚地区夏季的500 h Pa高度场、850 h Pa风场、U200风场、水汽输送场和东亚太平洋遥相关型指数和东亚夏季风指数等在20世纪90年代末期也表现出明显的年代际变化特征.进而从大气内部过程的角度验证了20世纪90年代末东亚夏季降水发生的年代际调整.与此同时,北太平洋和西太平洋海表温度表现出由偏低向偏高的转变,这可能是导致20世纪90年代末期东亚夏季气候年代际变化的重要外部成因之一.     

Seasonal variability of cloud optical depth over northwestern China derived from CERES/MODIS satellite measurements

The seasonal variability of cloud optical depth over northwestern China derived from Clouds and the Earth＇s Radiant Energy System （CERES） Single Scanner Footprint （SSF） Aqua Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer （MODIS） Edition IB data from July 2002 to June 2004 is presented. The regions of interest are those with Asia monsoon influence, the Tianshan and Qilian Mountains, and the Taklimakan Desert. The results show that the instantaneous measurements presented here are much higher than the previous results derived from International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project （ISCCP） D2 monthly mean data. Generally the measurements of cloud optical depth are the highest in summer and the lowest in winter, however, Taklimakan Desert has the lowest measurements in autumn. The regional variation is quite significant over northwestern China.     

强降水过程中垂直螺旋度和散度通量及其拓展形式的诊断分析

在垂直螺旋度的基础上,定义了散度通量,水汽垂直螺旋度和水汽散度通量三个宏观物理量.针对两次强降水过程,利用NCEP/NCAR实时分析资料对这些物理量进行诊断分析,结果表明,这些物理量能够比较准确地综合表征强降水系统所共有的典型动力场垂直结构,进而与降水系统的发展演变密切相关.这些物理量垂直积分的异常值区与观测的6 h累积地面降水具有良好的对应关系,表明它们对强降水的落区和降水系统的发展移动具有良好的指示预测意义.NCEP-GFS每日四次6 h预报场资料的计算表明,垂直螺旋度和散度通量及其拓展形式（水汽垂直 关键词： 垂直螺旋度 散度通量 水汽垂直螺旋度 水汽散度通量     

Trend of extreme precipitation events over China in last 40 years

Using the daily precipitation data of 740 stations in China from 1960 to 2000, the analysis on the variations and distributions of the frequency and the percentage of extreme precipitation to the annual rainfall have been performed in this paper. Results indicate that the percentage of heavy rains （above 25mm/day） in the annual rainfall has increased, while on average the day number of heavy rains has slightly reduced during the past 40 years. In the end of 1970s and the beginning of 1980s, both the number of days with extreme precipitation and the percentage of extreme precipitation abruptly changed over China, especially in the northern China. By moving t test, the abrupt change year of extreme precipitation for each station and its spatial distribution over the whole country are also obtained. The abrupt change years concentrated in 1978-1982 for most regions of northern China while occurred at various stations in southern China in greatly different/diverse years. Besides the abrupt change years of extreme precipitation at part stations of Northwest China happened about 5 years later in comparison with that of the country＇s average.     

Large eddy simulation of turbulent premixed flames using level-set G-equation

Level-set G-equation and stationary flamelet chemistry are used in large eddy simulation of a propane/air premixed turbulent flame stabilized by a bluff body. The aim was to study the interaction between the flame front and turbulent eddies, and in particular to examine the effect of sub-grid scale (SGS) eddies on the wrinkling of the flame surface. The results indicated that the two types of turbulence eddies—the resolved large scale eddies and the unresolved SGS eddies—have different effects on the flame. The fluctuation of the flame surface, which is responsible for the broadening of the time averaged mean flame brush by turbulence, depends on the large resolved turbulence eddies. Time averaged mean flow velocity, temperature, and major species concentrations mainly depend on the large scale resolved eddies. The unresolved SGS eddies contribute to the wrinkling at the SGS level and play an important role in the enhancement of the propagation speed of the resolved flame front. In addition, the spatially filtered intermediate species, such as radicals, and the spatially filtered reaction rates strongly depend on the small SGS eddies. The asymptotic behavior of flame wrinkling by the SGS eddies, with respect to the decrease in filter size and grid size, is investigated further using a simplified level-set equation in a model shear flow. It is shown that to minimize the influence of the SGS eddies, fine grid and filter size may have to be used.     

Role of the rate of change of Total Column Ozone during different seasons on the prediction of Indian summer monsoon rainfall over Gangetic West Bengal, India

A critical analysis of Total Column Ozone (TCO) over Dum Dum, West Bengal, India is done during different seasons for the period of 1997 to 2005. It is confirmed that pre-monsoon rate of change of TCO over Dum Dum is highly correlated with Gangetic West Bengal, India monsoon rainfall of same year and that of TCO during other seasons are independent of monsoon rainfall over Gangetic West Bengal. It is also concluded that pre-monsoon rate of change of TCO may play an important role to forecast monsoon rainfall of a particular year over Gangetic West Bengal. It is also showed that other parameters affecting monsoon rainfall are insignificant w.r.t. TCO variations. A possible explanation based on chemical kinetics of O₃ are also presented.     

2011年春夏季长江中下游地区旱涝急转特征分析

本文选用美国环境预报中心/国家大气研究中心提供的全球再分析资料, 中国气象局国家气候中心提供的中国740站降水资料及中国气象信息中心提供的中国区域 2011年降水格点资料,对2011年长江中下游地区6月初旱涝急转现象及环流背景特征进行简要分析, 结论如下: 1) 2011年1-5月长江中下游地区降水较气候平均值偏少且降水变率较小, 6月长江中下游地区降水量急剧增多,发生旱涝急转现象,其转折点为第31候(6月第1候); 2)旱涝急转前后,水汽通量及其经验正交函数分解的第1, 2模态的时间和空间演变均表现出弱水汽输送向强水汽输送转变的特征; 3)转折前后大气环流场差异显著. 急转前,北半球冬季风偏强,南半球夏季风偏弱,在春季,东亚大槽偏强导致季风的转换延迟, 不利于南方暖湿气流的北上,南方降水偏少,并发生大范围持续性的严重干旱. 6月初(急转期)环流迅速调整,西太平洋副高突然西伸北跳,东亚大槽异常偏西偏强、 鄂海阻高减弱,使冷暖空气在长江中下游地区汇合,有利于该地区的降水发生并持续, 是长江中下游地区由严重干旱向洪涝急转的主要原因.     

Effects of mesoscale eddies on the spatial coherence of a middle range sound field in deep water

Mesoscale eddies have a remarkable influence on the underwater sound field. Many previous studies have investigated the effects of eddies on transmission loss, the convergence zone, time delay, etc. However, the effects of eddies on spatial coherence are less well studied and remain unclear. In this paper, the effects of eddies on spatial coherence at the subsurface in deep water are investigated. The eddy environments are simulated with Gaussian eddy equations, the complex pressure field is obtained using a range-dependent parabolic equation model and the associated mechanism is analyzed based on ray theory and models. The results show that cold/warm mesoscale eddies affect spatial coherence in a high-intensity zone by changing the locations and width of the convergence zone. In the shadow zone, the horizontal correlation radius and the vertical correlation radius increase with range and decrease with depth, and they are increased by warm eddies and decreased by cold eddies, mainly caused by variation of the multipath structure.     

Interdecadal variability of the tropospheric biennial oscillation in the western North Pacific

The observed tropospheric biennial oscillation （TBO） in the western North Pacific （WNP） monsoon region has an interdecadal variability with a period of 40-50 yr. That suggests a weaker effect of the TBO on the East Asia followed by a stronger one. A simple analytic model was designed to investigate the mechanism of the interdecadal variability of the TBO. The results indicated that a local TBO air-sea system not only supports the TBO variability in the WNP monsoon region but also produces an interdecadal variability of the TBO.     

Rings: Semicoherent oceanic features

Solitary wave or isolated eddy models are often invoked to explain the longevity of strong nonlinear features in oceans and atmospheres. But when we look at the physics in detail, we find that models of isolated eddies often hinge either on an oversimplification of the dynamics or on constraints which are not appropriate for the observed eddies. In a more complete model, as this study demonstrates, rings (and probably other nonlinear geophysical eddies as well) will interact with their surroundings via Rossby wave radiation, primarily in the barotropic mode. Such wave generation leads to a slow decay of the eddy as energy leaks into the wave field.