A discussion on models of thermals     

Robert A. Pearson 《Pure and Applied Geophysics》1980,118(2):913-934

For a thermal starting from rest, the scales of motion consistent with the initial conditions are given. An alternative time scale based on the motion of the thermal is derived. The anticipated similarity solutions for thermals are summarised and possible qualitative differences between solutions are given. Within this consistent framework previously published laboratory and numerical models of thermals are discussed. Reasons why numerical models have not rigorously demonstrated the existence of a self-similarity solution are considered. Comparisons of all available results show that a single similarity solution valid for all thermals does not exist.  相似文献   

The dynamical and liquid water structure of the small cumulus as determined from its environment     

James W. Telford  Peter B. Wagner 《Pure and Applied Geophysics》1980,118(2):935-952

This paper examines the evidence for the model of a small cumulus cloud represented as a quasi static but turbulent entity, growing on the upshear side and decaying on the downshear side. While the air just outside the cloudy outline is, on average, stationary relative to the embedding airmass, there is a slight flow, upwards and forward as though the updraft has induced upward motion in the clear air outside the cloud, on the growing side. On the decaying side the motion is downwards and away from the cloud.This is a flow pattern which is not consistent with the air flowing around the cloud as it moves forward but it agrees well with the picture given. Decayed remnants of cloud are found throughout the air previously occupied by the cloud. The cloud outline moves through the embedding air at a velocity which is almost as large as the relative motion of the subcloud feeding airflow (which is almost free from internal wind shear in strong convection).The mixing of dry air from above the inversion yields the observed diluted liquid water content in small cumuli, if such mixing is allowed to proceed until the cloud density equals that of the surrounding air. Quantitative conditions relating the liquid water to inversion temperature and moisture changes, and to the stability of the environment are presented. The strong vertical mixing from the top of the cloud downwards is important to microphysical processes.  相似文献   

On mixing processes in cumulus clouds     

J. Warner 《Pure and Applied Geophysics》1980,119(4):809-815

An examination is made of the hypothesis that internal cloud properties are determined by the mixing of dry air from above the cloud top and cloud base air in such a way that the mixture is neutrally buoyant with respect to the clear air environment at each level. It is concluded that the resulting mixture is much drier than is actually observed. Comments are made about observed cloud properties which need to be taken into account in any model of the mixing process.  相似文献   

Modelling the effect of an assumed cosmic ray-modulated global cloud cover on the terrestrial surface temperature     

J. Ramírez  B. Mendoza  V. Mendoza  J. Adem 《Journal of Atmospheric and Solar》2004,66(18):263

We have used the thermodynamic model of the climate to estimate the effect of variations in the oceanic cloud cover on the surface temperature of the Earth in the North Hemisphere (NH) during the period 1984–1990. We assume that the variations in the cloud cover are proportional to the variation of the cosmic ray flux measured during the same period. The results indicate that the effect in the temperature is slightly noticeable when we consider the surface hemispheric temperature on July 1987, finding an average temperature anomaly between −0.06°C and −0.14°C, along a latitudinal band between 20° and 40°. The surface temperature averaged globally in the NH presents a decrease of 0.01°C in average, which is almost the same for continents and oceans. However, these values are not significant when compared to the overall variability of the time series with and without forcing.  相似文献   

Radiative Heat Transfer and Hydrostatic Stability in Nocturnal Fog   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Toru Nishikawa  Shigenao Maruyama  Seigo Sakai 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2004,113(2):273-286

We have performed a one-dimensional and transient radiative heat transfer analysis in order to investigate interaction between atmospheric radiation and convective instability within a nocturnal fog. The radiation element method using the Ray Emission Model (REM²), which is a generalized numerical method, in conjunction with a line-by-line (LBL) method, is employed to attain high spectral resolution calculations for anisotropically scattering fog. The results show that the convective instability has a strong dependence on radiative properties of the fog. For the condition of a 20-m droplet diameter and liquid water content of 0.1 × 10^–3 kg m^–3;, the temperature profile within the fog becomes S shaped, and a convective instability layer forms in the middle or lower level of the fog. However, for the same water content and a 40-m diameter droplet, no strong convective instability layer forms, whereas for a 10-m diameter droplet a strong convective instability is observed.  相似文献   

飞机探测云物理数据集的建立和应用   总被引：6，自引：3，他引：3       下载免费PDF全文

姚展予  濮江平  刘卫国  陈跃  汪晓滨  王柏忠 《应用气象学报》2004,15(Z1):68-74

通过收集大量历史和现今的飞机探测云物理资料,对所获取的资料进行必要的质量控制和检验,并进行统一整理、加工、规范和信息化处理,形成了具有规范格式和详细说明文档的"飞机探测云物理数据集"产品.该数据集产品具有分类查询、数据导出、格式说明等功能,可以按照时间属性、地理空间属性、数据种类等不同属性对该数据集中的各类数据进行多元化使用.借助于"气象科研数据共享平台","飞机探测云物理数据集"产品已在一定范围内得到广泛应用.在此应用基础上,包括国家科技攻关项目在内的许多科研或业务项目已经取得了许多可喜的成果.  相似文献   

我国卫星总云量与地面总云量分布的对比分析   总被引：44，自引：11，他引：33       下载免费PDF全文

翁笃鸣  韩爱梅 《应用气象学报》1998,9(1):32-37

根据国际卫星云气候学计划（ISCCP）的总云量和地面总云量资料,分析并讨论了两者在我国的空间分布和单站年变化中的相关性和差异性,对比了两种总云量的全国分布形势。结果指出,在总趋势大致相似的前提下,卫星总云量图能更好地揭示青藏高原、塔克拉玛干沙漠以及沿海地区的云气候特征。最后还就青藏高原总云量分布特点作了分析。  相似文献   

贵州和四川盆地云量的气候研究   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

林之光 《地理学报》1986,(4)

贵州和四川盆地是我国云量最多的地区,素有“天无三日晴”和“蜀犬吠日”之说,盆地西缘的雅安古时还有“雅州天漏”的谚语。从全球日照百分率分布推知,川黔地区也是世界上天气最阴沉的地区之一。川黔之阴一向为国内外气象界所注意,本文根据1951—1980  相似文献   

The effects of in-cloud mass production on atmospheric light scatter     

Brett A. Yuskiewicz  F. Stratmann  W. Birmili  A. Wiedensohler  E. Swietlicki  O. Berg  J. Zhou 《Atmospheric Research》1999,50(3-4)

Direct physical measurements of particle mass and number concentration indicate an increase in overall aerosol mass resulting from cloud processing, most likely through aqueous-phase chemistry (e.g., SO₂ oxidation). Measurements conducted in the Pennines of Northern England reveal an average increase of 14 to 20% in dry aerosol mass (0.003<particle diameter<0.9 μm) after aerosol passage through an orographic cloud. The rate of in-cloud mass production is most sensitive to changes in upwind particle size distributions, SO₂ concentration, and cloud water acidity. Newly-formed mass appears in size range between 200 and 600 nm and enhances the bimodality of the particle number distribution after cloud processing. Furthermore, the cloud-produced mass is estimated to increase total light scattering, b_sp, by 18 to 24%. The scattering efficiency of the dry, cloud-generated aerosol is 5.0±0.3 m² g⁻¹ and increases to 7.4±0.7 m² g⁻¹ when adjusted to 90% relative humidity by incorporating particle hygroscopicity data.  相似文献   

The large-scale HI structure of the Small Magellanic Cloud     

S. Stanimirovi&#;  L. Staveley-Smith  J. M. Dickey  R. J. Sault  S. L. Snowden 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》1999,302(3):417-436

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