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Summary Three cyclones developing between 28 August and 6 September 1995 were studied with respect to the temporal evolution of their
water budget components. The cyclones were simulated with the regional model REMO. Water budget values were determined from
hourly model output for circle areas with 500 km radius around the pressure minimum. The results show a maximum liquid water
path of about 0.12 kg m−2 and a maximum ice water path of 0.16 kg m−2. In the vertical cloud structure the medium cloud layer disappears at the end of the life cycle for all three cyclones. The
release of precipitation onto the Baltic Sea drainage basin is different for each cyclone. It lies between 13 and 22 · 1012 kg. This is about 50% of the total precipitation in the whole area for the strongest cyclone and 65% for the others. The
P — E (precipitation minus evaporation) is 15 · 1012 kg for two of the cyclones and 10 · 1012 kg for the third one.
Received August 7, 2000 Revised March 19, 2001 相似文献
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Fine-resolution regional climate simulations of tropical cyclones (TCs) are performed over the eastern Australian region. The horizontal resolution (30 km) is fine enough that a good climatological simulation of observed tropical cyclone formation is obtained using the observed tropical cyclone lower wind speed threshold (17 m s–1). This simulation is performed without the insertion of artificial vortices (bogussing). The simulated occurrence of cyclones, measured in numbers of days of cyclone activity, is slightly greater than observed. While the model-simulated distribution of central pressures resembles that observed, simulated wind speeds are generally rather lower, due to weaker than observed pressure gradients close to the centres of the simulated storms. Simulations of the effect of climate change are performed. Under enhanced greenhouse conditions, simulated numbers of TCs do not change very much compared with those simulated for the current climate, nor do regions of occurrence. There is a 56% increase in the number of simulated storms with maximum winds greater than 30 m s–1 (alternatively, a 26% increase in the number of storms with central pressures less than 970 hPa). In addition, there is an increase in the number of intense storms simulated south of 30°S. This increase in simulated maximum storm intensity is consistent with previous studies of the impact of climate change on tropical cyclone wind speeds. 相似文献
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Summary A series of numerical experiments on an f plane are conducted using the fifth-generation Pennsylvania State University-National Center for Atmospheric Research Mesoscale
Model, version 3 (MM5) to investigate how environmental vertical wind shear affects the motion, structure, and intensity of
a tropical cyclone. The results show that a tropical cyclone has a motion component perpendicular to the vertical shear vector,
first to the right of the shear and then to the left. An initially axisymmetric, upright tropical cyclone vortex develops
a downshear tilt and wavenumber-one asymmetry when embedded in environmental vertical wind shear.
In both small-moderate shears, a storm weakens slightly compared to that in a quiescent environment. The circulation centers
between 300 hPa and the surface varies from 20 km to over 80 km. The secondary circulation becomes quite asymmetric about
the surface cyclone center. As a result, convection on the upshear-right quadrant diminishes, limiting the upward heat transport
in the eyewall and thus lowering the warm core and leading to a weakening of the storm. In strong vertical shear (above 12 m s−1), the vertical tilt exceeds 160 km in 48 h of simulation and the secondary circulation on the upshear side is completely
destroyed with low-level outflow. The axisymmetric component of eyewall convection weakens remarkably and becomes much less
penetrative. As a result, the warm core becomes weak and appears at lower levels and the storm weakens rapidly accordingly.
This up-down weakening mechanism discussed in this study is different from those previously discussed. It emphasizes the penetrative
role of eyewall convection in transporting heat from the ocean to the mid-upper troposphere, maintaining the warm core structure
of the tropical cyclone. The vertical shear is found negative to eyewall penetrative convection. 相似文献
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B. Ziv 《Theoretical and Applied Climatology》2001,69(1-2):91-102
Summary Cloud bands that extend from the ITCZ along the subtropical jet toward the subtropics are known as ‘tropical plumes’. At
times rainstorms develop at their subtropical edges. One such rainstorm swept eastern North Africa and the Middle East on
23–24 December 1988, with rainfall comparable with the annual averages there. This study examines the storm using the ECMWF
initialized data together with surface observations and satellite imageries.
The analysis indicates that the storm developed at the inflection region ahead of a pronounced trough in the subtropical jet,
with which a mid-latitude trough was merged. Two ageostrophic effects taking place along the jet ahead of the trough contributed
to the intensity of the rainstorm. One was associated with acceleration at the jet entrance, located at tropical latitudes,
which contributed to the enhancement of both tropical convection and the southerly wind component, which enhanced the moisture
tropical transport toward the subtropics. The second was the enhanced near-tropospheric divergence associated with positive
vorticity advection at the inflection region itself.
Since both effects have a quadratic dependence on wind speed, the observed jet speed, 50% larger than its average value, explains
the observed divergence at the inflection point at the 200 hPa level, over 6 × 10−5 s−1, and the vertical velocity at the 700 hPa level, about 10−1 ms−1.
It is suggested here that the merging of a mid-latitude with the trough in the subtropical jet, with which the tropical plume
is associated, is the cause for the intensification of the subtropical jet and hence of its related rainstorms.
Received May 24, 2000 相似文献
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Seasonal carbon dioxide balance and respiration of a high-arctic fen ecosystem in NE-Greenland 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
C. Nordstroem H. Soegaard T. R. Christensen T. Friborg B. U. Hansen 《Theoretical and Applied Climatology》2001,70(1-4):149-166
Summary Turbulent fluxes of CO2 were continuously measured by eddy correlation for three months in 1997 over a gramineous fen in a high-arctic environment
at Zackenberg (74°28′12″N, 20°34′23″W) in NE-Greenland. The measurements started on 1 June, when there was still a 1–2 m cover
of dry snow, and ended 26 August at a time that corresponds to late autumn at this high-arctic site. During the 20-day period
with snow cover, fluxes of CO2 to the atmosphere were small, typically 0.005 mg CO2 m−2 s−1 (0.41 g CO2 m−2 d−1), wheres during the thawed period, the fluxes displayed a clear diurnal variation. During the snow-free period, before the
onset of vegetation growth, fluxes of CO2 to the atmosphere were typically 0.1 mg CO2 m−2 s−1 in the afternoon, and daily sums reached values up to almost 9 g CO2 m−2 d−1. After 4 July, downward fluxes of CO2 increased, and on sunny days in the middle of the growing season, the net ecosystem exchange rates attained typical values
of about −0.23 mg m−2 s−1 at midday and max values of daily sums of −12 g CO2 m−2 d−1. Throughout the measured period the fen ecosystem acted as a net-sink of 130 g CO2 m−2. Modelling the ecosystem respiration during the season corresponded well with eddy correlation and chamber measurements.
On the basis of the eddy correlation data and the predicted respiration effluxes, an estimate of the annual CO2 balance the calender year 1997 was calculated to be a net-sink of 20 g CO2 m−2 yr−1.
Received October 6, 1999 Revised May 2, 2000 相似文献
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利用NCEP/NCAR水平分辨率为1°×1°、逐6 h的分析资料,以及JTWC(美国联合台风预警中心,Joint Typhoon Warning Center)最佳TC路径资料,对2004—2010年5—9月北半球100°E~180°范围内,118例TC生成时刻周围系统辐散风的大小以及时间和空间分布特征进行了统计分析,根据作用系统的不同将TC分为7种类型,其中:1)越赤道气流型;2)越赤道气流和副高相当型;3)越赤道气流强,副高弱型;4)副高型,这4种类型最多,占总数的91.5%以上。以TC为中心,在新生TC闭合环流外500 km范围内,第Ⅰ象限为副高的影响,在第Ⅱ象限多为副高与大陆高压影响,第Ⅲ象限为越赤道气流影响,而在第Ⅳ象限多为越赤道气流影响,少数为副高影响。区域平均越赤道气流辐散风的影响强度在0.7~3.5 m·s~(-1)的范围内,副高辐散风的影响强度在0.6~1.5 m·s~(-1)的范围内。对0704号的控制试验和敏感性试验表明,去掉TC自身的作用后,仍然会在一段时间后生成新的TC,这也验证了周围系统对TC的生成有重要的作用。 相似文献
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Summary Based on the six-hourly re-analysis sea-level pressure data of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF)
a cyclone statistics for the Arctic region north of 60° is elaborated for the period 1 November 1986 to 31 October 1991. For
each low pressure center on a weather map its location, central pressure and horizontal pressure gradients in E, W, N, and
S direction are determined. Furthermore, cyclone centers are followed with time to calculate trajectories, pressure tendencies,
and lifetimes.
A horizontal grid of 300 km × 300 km is used as unit area for the statistical computations. A unit area experiences about
20 cyclone passages per year (range 5–40). On the average, six cyclones occur simultaneously in the Arctic region. Lifetimes
vary from 6 h to 15 days.
The annual cyclone activity over the 5-year period is nearly the same. Cyclones are more frequent in summer (about 94 per
month) than in winter (77 per month). In general summer cyclones are weaker than winter cyclones. On the average, the minimum
central pressure during the lifetime of a cyclone is about 1000 hPa (typical range 980–1020) in summer and about 988 hPa (typical
range 940–1030) in winter.
In winter, a zone of high cyclone frequency extends from the region near Iceland over the Greenland Sea, Barents Sea, and
Kara Sea to the Laptev Sea while the interior of the Arctic shows little cyclone frequency. In summer, the region near Iceland
and the interior of the Arctic are separate centers of high cyclone frequency. Both in winter and summer very high cyclone
frequencies are observed over the northern Baffin Bay. The regional distribution of mean central pressures and maximum pressure
gradients roughly follows the distribution of cyclone frequencies except for the Baffin Bay cyclones which are generally weak.
Cyclolysis dominates cyclogenesis over largest parts of the Arctic. Regions of high cyclone frequency are also regions of
frequent cyclogenesis and frequent cyclolysis. One third of all cyclones is generated in a region with an already existing
cyclonic circulation.
Cyclones in the Fram Strait are studied in more detail because of their special impact on the ice export from the Arctic Ocean
to the Atlantic Ocean. On the average, there are 5 cyclones per month. the cyclone frequency in the Fram Strait is higher
during the winter period than during the summer period. This is in contrast to the overall Arctic frequency which is higher
in summer than in winter. Cyclogenesis predominates in winter and cyclolysis in summer in the Fram Strait. The most frequent
direction of motion is from SW to NE.
Received November, 1999 Revised June 22, 2000 相似文献
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Joan D. Willey Michael T. Inscore Robert J. Kieber Stephen A. Skrabal 《Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry》2009,62(1):31-43
Concentrations of manganese in 56 rain events in Wilmington, NC, USA rainwater from April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006 were 11 ± 3 nM
for dissolved Mn and 1.2 ± 0.4 nM for particulate Mn. Concentrations of both forms of Mn were higher in terrestrial storms
relative to marine events. This observation along with the positive correlation of Mn with pollutant indicators suggests anthropogenic
inputs to rain at this location, as has been observed at other locations. The ratio of Mnpart/Mndiss was threefold larger in summer relative to winter rain, which matched the increase of particulate to dissolved Fe in rainwater
suggesting influence of Saharan dust during the summer. Like Fe in rain, Mn undergoes photoreduction in rainwater, which has
also been shown to be important in Mn cycling in seawater. The flux of Mn removed from the atmosphere via wet deposition is
1.5 × 10−5 moles m−2 yr−1 at this location, which is approximately twice the flux reported from two rainwater studies conducted in the early 1980s
on Bermuda. Atmospheric input of Mn to the oceans is important because Mn like Fe is an essential and potentially limiting
nutrient. Experiments mixing authentic rainwater and seawater demonstrate that rainwater dissolved Mn does not rapidly precipitate
in seawater suggesting wet deposition is an important source of soluble, stable Mn to surface seawater. 相似文献
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Kinetic Study of the Reactions of Ozone with Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Adsorbed on Atmospheric Model Particles 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
In this experimental study, rate constants were measured for the reactions of ozone with 13 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) adsorbed on different types of particles. Graphite and silica were chosen to model, respectively, carbonaceous and mineral atmospheric particles. The pseudo-first order rate constants were obtained from the fit of the experimental decay of particulate PAH concentrations versus time. Second order rate constants were calculated considering the ozone gaseous concentration. At room temperature, rate constants varied, in the case of graphite particles, between (1.5 ± 0.5) × 10−17 and (1.3 ± 0.7) × 10−16 cm3 molecule−1 s−1 for chrysene and dibenzo[a,l]pyrene, respectively, and, in the case of silica particles, between (1.5 ± 0.3) × 10−17 and (1.4 ± 0.3) × 10−16 cm3 molecule−1 s−1 for fluoranthene and benzo[a]pyrene, respectively. Different granulometric parameters (particle size, pore size) and different PAH concentrations were tested in the case of silica particles. Heterogeneous reactions of ozone with particulate PAHs are shown to be more rapid than those occurring in the gas-phase, and may be competitive with atmospheric photodegradation. 相似文献
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Summary The boundary-layer wind field during weak synoptic conditions is largely controlled by the nature of the landscape. Mesoscale
(sub-synoptic) circulations result from horizontal gradients of sensible heat flux due to variation in local topography, variation
in surface-cover, and discontinuities such as land-sea contrasts. Such flows are usually referred to as thermally-driven circulations,
and are diurnal in nature and often predictable. In this paper we use a state-of-the-art non-hydrostatic computer model to
shed light on the physical mechanisms that drive a persistent easterly wind that develops in the afternoon in the Mackenzie
Basin, New Zealand. The easterly – Canterbury Plains Breeze (CPB) – is observed early in the afternoon and is often intense,
with mean wind speeds reaching up to 12 m s−1. Although computer modelling in mountainous terrain is extremely challenging, the model is able to simulate this circulation
satisfactorily. To further investigate the mechanisms that generate the Canterbury Plains Breeze, two additional idealized
model experiments are performed. With each experiment, the effects of the synoptic scale wind and the ocean around the South
Island, New Zealand were successively removed. The results show that contrary to previous suggestions, the Canterbury Plains
Breeze is not an intrusion of the coastal sea breeze or the Canterbury north-easterly, but can be generated by heating of
the basin alone. This conclusion highlights the importance of mountain basins and saddles in controlling near-surface wind
regimes in complex terrain. 相似文献
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Summary Net ecosystem CO2 exchange was measured over a mountain birch forest in northern Finland throughout the growing season. The maximal net CO2 uptake rate of about − 0.5 mg(CO2) m−2 s−1 was observed at the end of July. The highest nocturnal respiration rates in early August were 0.2 mg(CO2) m−2 s−1. The daily CO2 balances during the time of maximal photosynthesis were about −15 g(CO2) m−2 d−1. The mountain birch forest acted as a net sink of CO2 from 30 June to 28 August. During that period the net CO2 balance was −448 g(CO2)m−2. The interannual representativeness of the observed balances was studied using a simplified daily balance model, with daily
mean global radiation and air temperature as the input parameters. The year-to-year variation in the phenological development
was parameterised as a function of the cumulative effective temperature sum. The daily balance model was used for estimating
the variability in the seasonal CO2 balances due to the timing of spring and meteorological factors. The sink term of CO2 in 1996 was lower than the 15-year mean, mainly due to the relatively late emergence of the leaves.
Received October 11, 1999 Revised April 25, 2000 相似文献
12.
Both aerosol and rainwater samples were collected and analyzed for ionic species at a coastal site in Southeast Asia over
a period of 9 months (January–September 2006) covering different monsoons. In general, the occurrence and distribution of
ionic species showed a distinct seasonal variation in response to changes in air mass origins. Real-time physical characterization
of aerosol particles during rain events showed changes in particle number distributions which were used to assess particle
removal processes associated with precipitation, or scavenging. The mean scavenging coefficients for particles in the range
10–500 nm and 500–10 μm were 7.0 × 10−5 ± 2.8 × 10−5 s−1 and 1.9 × 10−4 ± 1.6 × 10−5 s−1, respectively. A critical analysis of the scavenging coefficients obtained from this study suggested that the wet removal
of aerosol particles was greatly influenced by rain intensity, and was particle size-dependent as well. The scavenging ratios,
another parameter used to characterize particle removal processes by precipitation, for NH4
+, Cl−, SO4
2−, and NO3
− were found to be higher than those of Na+, K+, and Ca2+ of oceanic and crustal origins. This enrichment implied that gaseous species NH3, HCl, and HNO3 could also be washed out readily. These additional sources of ions in precipitation presumably counter-balanced the dilution
effect caused by high total precipitation volume in the marine and tropical area. 相似文献
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Tropical cyclone track and intensity prediction: The generation and assimilation of high-density, satellite-derived data 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
J. F. Le Marshall L. M. Leslie R. F. Abbey Jr. L. Qi 《Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics》2002,80(1-4):43-57
Summary The impact of recent scientific and technological advances in tropical cyclone track, intensity and structure modeling is
discussed. Since the early 1990s, developments have occurred in remote sensing, data assimilation procedures, numerical models
and high performance computing. In particular, there is now quasi-continuous high spatial and temporal resolution data coverage
over the previously data-sparse oceans where tropical cyclones spend most of their life cycles. There has been a rapid development
of data assimilation methodologies capable of using these data to initialize high-resolution prediction models. Model developments
have reached a stage of maturity where the representation of many of the physical processes necessary for improved tropical
cyclone track and intensity prediction are now included. Finally, available computer power has reached the teraflop range.
Most operational centers have high performance computers capable of tropical cyclone modeling at resolutions necessary for
skillful track and intensity simulations.
This article focuses on combining all of the above developments in a tropical cyclone data analysis and prediction system.
The system has produced statistically significant reductions in the mean forecast error statistics for tropical cyclone track
predictions and resulted in far more realistic simulations of tropical cyclone intensity and structure. A large number of
tropical cyclones have been modeled, with emphasis on those classified as being “difficult” storms to predict accurately.
These difficult storms are most responsible for rapidly growing forecast errors. Our results are illustrated by case studies
of such tropical cyclones.
Received October 9, 2001 Revised December 28, 2001 相似文献
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Summary The Mediterranean basin experiences considerable cyclone activity mostly during fall, winter and spring and diminished activity
during summer. In this study we present results of synoptic disturbance track analysis for two contrasting winter months and
two, near average, summer months over the eastern Mediterranean. The surface and 500 hPa disturbance tracks were subjectively
analyzed from two points of view. First, looking at tracks of conventionally defined cyclone centers (eddies) based on actual
pressure and height distribution and second, looking at tracks of transient cyclonic disturbances (TRADs), defined as centers
of negative deviations from the time mean. The second type of analysis demonstrated a considerable increase in the number
of detectable tracks. Over the Mediterranean and vicinity the ratio between the number of surface TRAD tracks to cyclone tracks
is, about 2, whereas at 500 hPa the ratio is much higher, about 5. However, the average life span of transient disturbances
was only slightly longer than that of conventional cyclones (mainly at 500 hPa). At the surface and at 500 hPa about 50% of
the cyclone tracks coincided to a certain extent with TRAD tracks. In summer, when conventional analysis over the eastern
Mediterranean yields mostly quasi‐stationary low pressure centers associated with the Persian Gulf Trough, we detected clear
signs of transient disturbances. Some interpretations of the differences between cyclones and TRADs in terms of weather in
the eastern Mediterranean are also made.
Received January 19, 1999Revised June 23, 1999 相似文献
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Summary Data from two automatic stations in Łódź (one urban and one rural) for the period 1997–2002 are analyzed to reveal urban–rural
contrasts of such parameters as air temperature, relative humidity, water vapour pressure and wind speed. Under favourable
weather conditions the highest temperature differences between the urban and rural station exceeds 8 °C. Relative humidity
is lower in the town, sometimes by more than 40%. Water vapour pressure differences can be either positive (up to 5 hPa) or
negative (up to −4 hPa). Wind speed at the urban station is on average lower by about 34% in night and 39% during daytime.
Regression analysis shows that for rural winds lower than 1.13 m s−1 urban winds can be stronger than rural speeds. Attention has also been paid to singularities in the course of the analyzed
parameters over 24 hour periods. It is shown that the typical course of the urban heat island intensity under favourable conditions
is similar in all season. Four stages of this course have been distinguished. Wind speed differences also seem to change in
a typical way. Case studies show that humidity contrasts, unlike temperature, can evolve in different ways under fine weather
conditions. Types of relative humidity evolution are proposed. 相似文献
16.
K. Prasad 《Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics》2006,91(1-4):183-199
Summary Results of an earlier study of cyclone track prediction using a quasi-Lagrangian model (QLM) to generate track forecasts of
up to 36 hours were reported by Prasad and Rama Rao (2003). Further experiments to produce track forecasts of up to 72 hours
with an updated version of the same model have been carried out in the present study. In this case, the ability of the model
to predict recent historical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea has been assessed. Analysis of some of the structural
features of analyzed and predicted fields has been carried out. Such fields include wind distribution and vertical motion
around the cyclone centre. In addition, the merging of an idealized vortex with the large scale initial fields provided by
a global model, has been carried out for a particular case study of a May 1997 storm, which hit the Bangladesh coast. This
current study has demonstrated that the model generates a realistic structure of a tropical cyclone with an idealized vortex.
Performance evaluation has been carried out by computing the direct position errors (DPE). The results of which show that
the mean error for a 24 h forecast is about 122 km, which increases to about 256 km for a 48 h forecast and 286 km for a 72 h
forecast. These figures are comparable to similar errors in respect of tropical cyclone forecasts produced by an advanced
NWP centre, viz., the UKMO global model during the corresponding period, 1997–2000 (obtained from UKMO web site). The average
forecast errors of the UKMO model are 160 km for 24 h, 265 km for 48 h, 415 km for 72 h forecast ranges. 相似文献
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Summary The possibility of climate change in the Korean Peninsula has been examined in view of the general increase in greenhouse
gases. Analyses include changes in annual temperature and precipitation. These analyses are supplemented with our observations
regarding the apparent decrease of forest areas.
It was found that there was a 0.96 °C (0.42 °C per decade) increase in annual mean temperature between 1974 and 1997. The
increase in large cities was 1.5 °C but only 0.58 °C at rural and marine stations. The difference in the mean temperature
between large cities and rural stations was small from 1974 to 1981. However, the difference increased from 1982 to 1997.
In particular, the warming appears most significant in winter. Prior to 1982, the lowest temperatures were often −18 °C in
central Korea, and since then the lowest temperatures have been only −12∼−14 °C. Recently, the minimum January temperature
has increased at a rate of 1.5 °C per decade. It is estimated that the increase of1 °C in annual mean temperature corresponds
to about a 250 km northward shift of the subtropical zone boundary.
The analysis of data from 1906 to 1997 indicates a trend of increasing annual precipitation, an increase of 182 mm during
the 92-year peirod, with large year-to-year variations. More than half of the annual mean amount, 1,274 mm, occurred from
June to September.
Meteorological data and satellite observations suggest that changes have occurred in the characteristics of the quasi-stationary
fronts that produce summer rain. In recent years scattered local heavy showers usually occur with an inactive showery front,
in comparison with the classical steady rain for more than three weeks. For instance, local heavy rainfall, on 6 August 1998
was in the range of 123–481 mm. The scattered convective storms resulted in flooding with a heavy toll of approx. 500 people.
The northward shift of the inactive showery front over Korea, and of a convergence zone in central China, correlate with the
increase in temperature. It has been suggested that the decrease in forest areas and the change in ground cover also contribute
to the warming of the Korean Peninsula.
Received March 16, 2000 相似文献
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R. García-Herrera D. Barriopedro E. Hernández D. Paredes J. F. Correoso L. Prieto 《Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics》2005,90(3-4):225-243
Summary This paper characterizes Mesoscale Convective Systems (MCSs) during 2001 over Iberia and the Balearic Islands and their meteorological
settings. Enhanced infrared Meteosat imagery has been used to detect their occurrence over the Western Mediterranean region
between June and December 2001 according to satellite-defined criteria based on the MCS physical characteristics.
Twelve MCSs have been identified. The results show that the occurrence of 2001 MCSs is limited to the August–October period,
with September being the most active period. They tend to develop during the late afternoon or early night, with preferred
eastern Iberian coast locations and eastward migrations. A cloud shield area of 50.000 km2 is rarely exceeded. When our results are compared with previous studies, it is possible to assert that though 2001 MCS activity
was moderate, the convective season was substantially less prolonged than usual, with shorter MCS life cycles and higher average
speeds. The average MCS precipitation rate was 3.3 mm·h−1 but a wide range of values varying from scarce precipitation to intense events of 130 mm·24 h−1 (6 September) were collected. The results suggest that, during 2001, MCS rainfall was the principal source of precipitation
in the Mediterranean region during the convective season, but its impact varied according to the location.
Synoptic analysis based on NCEP/NCAR reanalysis show that several common precursors could be identified over the Western Mediterranean
Sea when the 2001 MCSs occurred: a low-level tongue of moist air and precipitable water (PW) exceeding 25 mm through the southern
portion of the Western Mediterranean area, low-level zonal warm advection over 2 °C·24 h−1 towards eastern Iberia, a modest 1000–850 hPa equivalent potential temperature (θe) difference over 20 °C located close to the eastern Iberian coast, a mid level trough (sometimes a cut-off low) over Northern
Africa or Southern Spain and high levels geostrophic vorticity advection exceeding 12·10−10 s−2 over eastern Iberia and Northern Africa. Finally, the results suggest that synoptic, orographic and a warm-air advection
were the most relevant forcing mechanisms during 2001. 相似文献
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Summary Changes in the frequency of tropical cyclones developing over the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal have been studied utilizing
122 year (1877–1998) data of tropical cyclone frequency. There have been significant increasing trends in the cyclone frequency
over the Bay of Bengal during November and May which are main cyclone months. During transitional monsoon months; June and
September however, the frequency has decreased. The results have been presented for five months, i.e., May-November which
are relevant as far as tropical cyclone frequency over the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal are concerned. The tropical cyclone
frequency in the Arabian Sea has not shown any significant trend, probably due to small normal frequency.
The frequency time series has been subjected to the spectral analysis to obtain the significant periods. The cyclone frequency
over the Bay of Bengal during May has shown a 29 year cycle. A significant 44 year cycle has been found during November. Over
the Arabian Sea significant cycles of 13 and 10 years have been observed during May-June and November, respectively. The tropical
cyclone frequency in the North Indian Ocean has a prominent El Ni?o-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) scale cycle (2–5 years) during
all above five months. The annual cyclone frequency exhibits 29 year and ENSO scale (2–4 years) oscillations. There is a reduction
in tropical cyclone activity over the Bay of Bengal in severe cyclone months May and November during warm phases of ENSO.
Examination of the frequencies of severe cyclones with maximum sustained winds ≥ 48 knots has revealed that these cyclones
have become more frequent in the North Indian Ocean during intense cyclone period of the year. The rate of intensification
of tropical disturbances to severe cyclone stage has registered an upward trend.
Received June 7, 1999/Revised March 20, 2000 相似文献
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Aerosol and rain samples were collected between 48°N and 55°S during the KH-08-2 and MR08-06 cruises conducted over the North
and South Pacific Ocean in 2008 and 2009, to estimate dry and wet deposition fluxes of atmospheric inorganic nitrogen (N).
Inorganic N in aerosols was composed of ~68% NH4+ and ~32% NO3– (median values for all data), with ~81% and ~45% of each species being present on fine mode aerosol, respectively. Concentrations
of NH4+ and NO3− in rainwater ranged from 1.7–55 μmol L−1 and 0.16–18 μmol L−1, respectively, accounting for ~87% by NH4+ and ~13% by NO3− of total inorganic N (median values for all data). A significant correlation (r = 0.74, p < 0.05, n = 10) between NH4+ and methanesulfonic acid (MSA) was found in rainwater samples collected over the South Pacific, whereas no significant correlations
were found between NH4+ and MSA in rainwater collected over the subarctic (r = 0.42, p > 0.1, n = 6) and subtropical (r = 0.33, p > 0.5, n = 6) western North Pacific, suggesting that emissions of ammonia (NH3) by marine biological activity from the ocean could become a significant source of NH4+ over the South Pacific. While NO3− was the dominant inorganic N species in dry deposition, inorganic N supplied to surface waters by wet deposition was predominantly
by NH4+ (42–99% of the wet deposition fluxes for total inorganic N). We estimated mean total (dry + wet) deposition fluxes of atmospheric
total inorganic N in the Pacific Ocean to be 32–64 μmol m−2 d−1, with 66–99% of this by wet deposition, indicating that wet deposition plays a more important role in the supply of atmospheric
inorganic N than dry deposition. 相似文献