Microphysical Effects of Cloud Seeding in Supercooled Stratiform Clouds Observed from NOAA Satellite     

DAI Jin  YU Xin  Daniel ROSENFELD  XU Xiaohong 《Acta Meteorologica Sinica》2007,21(2):224-233

Based on the satellite retrieval methodology, the spectral characteristics and cloud microphysical properties were analyzed that included brightness temperatures of Channels 4 and 5, and their brightness temperature difference (BTD), the particle effective radius of seeded cloud track caused by an operational cloud seeding and the microphysical effects of cloud seeding were revealed by the comparisons of their differences inside and outside the seeded track. The cloud track was actually a cloud channel reaching 1.5-km deep and 14-km wide lasting for more than 80 min. The effective radius of ambient clouds was 10-15μm, while that within the cloud track ranged from 15 to 26μm. The ambient clouds were composed of supercooled droplets, and the composition of the cloud within the seeding track was ice. With respect to the rather stable reflectance of two ambient sides around the track, the visible spectral reflectance in the cloud track varied at least 10%, and reached a maximum of 35%, the reflectance of 3.7μm in the seeded track relatively decreased at least 10%. As cloud seeding advanced, the width and depth were gradually increased. Simultaneously the cloud top temperature within the track became progressively warmer with respect to the ambient clouds, and the maximum temperature differences reached 4.2 and 3.9℃at the first seeding position for Channels 4 and 5. In addition, the BTD in the track also increased steadily to a maximum of 1.4℃, compared with 0.2-0.4℃of the ambient clouds. The evidence that the seeded cloud became thinner comes from the visible image showing a channel, the warming of the cloud tops, and the increase of BTD in the seeded track. The seeded cloud became thinner mainly because the cloud top descended and it lost water to precipitation throughout its depth. For this cloud seeding case, the glaciation became apparent at cloud tops about 22 min after seeding. The formation of a cloud track in the supercooled stratiform clouds was mainly because that the seeded cloud volume glaciated into ice hydrometeors that precipitated and so lowered cloud top height. A thin line of new water clouds formed in the middle of the seeded track between 38 and 63 min after seeding, probably as a result of rising motion induced by the released latent heat of freezing. These clouds disappeared in the earlier segments of the seeded track, which suggested that the maturation of the seeding track was associated with its narrowing and eventual dissipation due to expansion of the tops of the ambient clouds from the sides inward.  相似文献   

Heterogeneities in the Microstructure and Composition of Aircraft Engine Combustor Soot: Impact on the Water Uptake     

B. Demirdjian  D. Ferry  J. Suzanne  O. B. Popovicheva  N. M. Persiantseva  N. K. Shonija 《Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry》2007,56(1):83-103

Size, morphology, microstructure, chemical composition and hygroscopic properties of aircraft engine combustor (AEC) soot particles are studied by using a combination of several methods, namely atomic force microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, gravimetry, ionic chromatography analysis and wetting observations. From the microstructure and the composition of soot agglomerates, we find that we can separate AEC soot in two fractions having quite different physico-chemical properties: a main fraction of particles containing essentially amorphous carbon with small amounts of oxygen, sulfur and iron and a fraction of impurities characterized by various structures and a large amount of impurities. These properties of aircraft engine combustor soot are compared to those of soot obtained by burning TC1 aviation kerosene in a laboratory burner. It is shown that TC1 soot can be a good surrogate of the AEC main fraction. Such a finding allows us to perform water uptake measurements and to conclude that the AEC main fraction is rather hydrophobic whereas the AEC fraction of impurities is highly hydrophilic The ability of the two fractions of aircraft engine combustor soot to act as cloud condensation nuclei is discussed with respect to their implication in contrail and cirrus formation.Associated to Université de la Méditerranée (Aix-Marseille II) and to Université Paul Cézanne (Aix-Marseille III)  相似文献   

冰雹云提前识别及预警的研究   总被引：14，自引：2，他引：14  

李金辉  樊鹏 《南京气象学院学报》2007,30(1):114-119

利用雷达强回波45 dBZ高度和降雹日08时月平均零度层高度,对1991-2003年宝鸡雷达站观测的165 d 231块对流云数值拟合,得出了识别冰雹云的指标:处于发展中的对流云,雷达强回波45 dBZ高度大于或等于多年降雹日08时零度层月平均值的2.9 km,将有冰雹酝酿形成.对降雹造成灾害的雷达回波分析表明:雷达强回波的45 dBZ平均底部越高、提前识别的时间越长,顶部越高距离降雹时间越短,冰雹的形成是雷达强回波从云体的中部开始向上下扩展而成.该识别冰雹云方法对单体降雹平均提前识别12 min,而对超级单体平均提前识别18 min,对多单体、飑线中超级单体的降雹具有提前预警的作用,平均提前预警时间22 min.  相似文献   

祁连山夏季地形云结构和云微物理过程的模拟研究(I):模式云物理方案和地形云结构     

刘卫国  刘奇俊 《高原气象》2007,(1)

对三维非静力中尺度模式ARPS的云降水微物理方案进行了改进,利用改进后的ARPS模式模拟了祁连山地区夏季的两个地形云个例,通过对各自模拟结果的对比分析并结合实况资料研究了夏季祁连山地区地形云的发展状况、动力场特征、降水特征以及云微物理结构特征。研究结果表明,地形云的发展受地形影响很大,地形的抬升促进了云和降水的发展,地形的作用也改变了地面降水特征,使云的宏、微观物理结构发生较大变化。  相似文献   

祁连山夏季地形云结构和云微物理过程的模拟研究(II):云微物理过程和地形影响     

刘卫国  刘奇俊 《高原气象》2007,(1)

本文是祁连山夏季地形云结构和微物理过程模拟的第II部分。文中利用第I部分中祁连山夏季两个地形云降水个例的模拟结果,详细分析了地形云及其降水发展期间云微物理过程的特征及变化,并通过与平坦地面条件下模拟结果的对比,研究了云发展过程中的地形影响。研究表明,地形云中微物理过程的发展受地形影响很大,冰相微物理过程明显增强;地形影响下云的主要降水机制也受到影响甚至被改变。  相似文献   

支持向量机分类方法在天空云量预报中的应用   总被引：6，自引：0，他引：6  

熊秋芬  顾永刚  王丽 《气象》2007,33(5):20-26

以2001年5月1日至2004年12月31日逐日武汉市地面、高空观测资料及欧洲中心24小时预报场等资料为基础,构建了不同的训练样本集,基于支持向量机方法进行了大量多因子的随机交叉验证,从而筛选出了包含最佳预报因子的训练样本集和相应的核参数g,建立了武汉市天空云量的预报模型。交叉验证结果表明预报模型是稳定性的、且具有较好的预报能力和推广应用能力。预报试验和实时预报的结果都显示出SVM方法对天空云量有一定的预报能力。  相似文献   

初值中云变量对T213预报性能的影响          下载免费PDF全文

管成功  陈起英王娟 佟华 《应用气象学报》2007,18(5):594-600

采用云变量自由变化的方案，在国家气象中心全球业务模式T213L31的初始场中增加有关云变量的信息，通过2005年6—8月和2015年12月—2006年2月各3个月的连续滚动对比试验的统计分析和个例预报分析，研究探讨了全球模式初值中增加云变量对模式预报性能的影响。初步研究结果表明:采用自由变化的方案在初值场中增加云的信息，使模式能够较为合理地描述出模式预报初期与云相关变量分布和变化特征，降低了spin-up现象对模式前期降水预报能力的影响，同时对500 hPa形势场预报也有一定程度提高。  相似文献   

辐射参数化方案对一个海气耦合模式云和辐射模拟的影响          下载免费PDF全文

汪方  丁一汇徐影 《应用气象学报》2007,18(3):257-265

比较Morcrette辐射方案和Fu_Liou辐射方案对NCC/IAP T63海气耦合模式云和辐射模拟的影响, 结果表明:两种方案模拟的大气顶入射辐射存在明显的差异; 晴空大气Fu_Liou方案的短波吸收能力在全球普遍较Morcrette方案低; 在60°S~60°N之间, Fu_Liou方案模拟的行星反照率更接近于ERBE卫星观测; 在对大气顶净辐射的模拟上, 除了冬季的太平洋和大西洋东岸云量明显减少的部分地区外, Fu_Liou方案对大气顶净辐射的模拟总体上较Morcrette方案有了较为明显的改善; Fu_Liou方案模拟的海洋低层云显著减少, 而热带地区高云的模拟明显增加; 由于采用了“二元云量”算法, 尽管云量有所减少, Fu_Liou方案模拟的云短波吸收作用仍有所增强, 一定程度上改进了Morcrette方案云的短波吸收作用偏弱的现象。  相似文献   

Cloud and Radiation Processes Simulated by a Coupled Atmosphere-Ocean Model          下载免费PDF全文

WANG Fang  DING Yihui  XU Ying 《Acta Meteorologica Sinica》2007,21(4):397-408

Using NCC/IAP T63 coupled atmosphere-ocean general circulation model (AOGCM),two 20-yr integra- tions were processed,and their ability to simulate cloud and radiation was analysed in detail.The results show that the model can simulate the basic distribution of cloud cover,and however,obvious differences still exist compared with ISCCP satellite data and ERA reanalysis data.The simulated cloud cover is less in general,especially the abnormal low values in some regions of ocean.By improving the cloud cover scheme, simulated cloud cover in the eastern Pacific and Atlantic,summer hemisphere's oceans from subtropical to mid-latitude is considerably improved.But in the tropical Indian Ocean and West Pacific the cloud cover difference is still evident,mainly due to the deficiency of high cloud simulation in these regions resulting from deep cumulus convection.In terms of the analysis on radiation and cloud radiative forcing,we find that simulation on long wave radiation is better than short wave radiation.The simulation error of short wave radiation is caused mostly by the simulation difference in short wave radiative forcing,sea ice,and snow cover,and also by not involving aerosol's effect.The simulation error of long wave radiation is mainly resulting from deficiency in simulating cloud cover and underlying surface temperature.Corresponding to improvement of cloud cover,the simulated radiation (especially short wave radiation) in eastern oceans, summer hemisphere's oceans from subtropical to mid-latitude is remarkably improved.This also brings obvious improvement to net radiation in these regions.  相似文献   

卢氏县高炮人工防雹的技术分析     

Qi Jiangang  Cai Tao  Ma Lizheng  Hu Shaohua 《河南气象》2007,(Z1)

根据卢氏县近几年来防雹工作的实践,总结了山区防雹炮点的选择、冰雹云的识别、作业时机的把握及用弹量等重要技术要点。  相似文献