| GEOPHYSICS, ASTRONOMY, AND ASTROPHYSICS |
Prev
|
|
|
Simulation of a torrential rainstorm in Xinjiang and gravity wave analysis |
| Rui Yang(杨瑞)1,2, Yi Liu(刘毅)1, Ling-Kun Ran(冉令坤)1, Yu-Li Zhang(张玉李)1 |
1 Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China;
2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China |
|
|
|
|
Abstract We used a weather research and forecasting model to simulate a torrential rainstorm that occurred in Xinjiang, China during June 16-17, 2016. The model successfully simulated the rainfall area, precipitation intensity, and changes in precipitation. We identified a clear wave signal using the two-dimensional fast Fourier transform method; the waves propagated westwards, with wavelengths of 45-20 km, periods of 50-120 min, and phase velocities mainly concentrated in the -25 m/s to -10 m/s range. The results of wavelet cross-spectral analysis further confirmed that the waves were gravity waves, peaking at 11:00 UTC, June 17, 2016. The gravity wave signal was identified along 79.17-79.93°E, 81.35-81.45°E and 81.5-81.83°E. The gravity waves detected along 81.5-81.83°E corresponded well with precipitation that accumulated in 1 h, indicating that gravity waves could be considered a rainstorm precursor in future precipitation forecasts.
|
Received: 29 September 2017
Revised: 21 December 2017
Accepted manuscript online:
|
|
PACS:
|
92.60.-e
|
(Properties and dynamics of the atmosphere; meteorology)
|
| |
92.60.Wc
|
(Weather analysis and prediction)
|
| |
92.60.jf
|
(Precipitation)
|
|
| Fund: Project supported by China Special Fund for Meteorological Research in the Public Interest (Grant No.GYHY201406002),the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.41575065 and 41405049),the National Natural Science Foundation International Cooperation Project,China (Grant No.41661144024),and Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No.XDA17010100). |
Corresponding Authors:
Ling-Kun Ran
E-mail: rlk@mail.iap.ac.cn
|
Cite this article:
Rui Yang(杨瑞), Yi Liu(刘毅), Ling-Kun Ran(冉令坤), Yu-Li Zhang(张玉李) Simulation of a torrential rainstorm in Xinjiang and gravity wave analysis 2018 Chin. Phys. B 27 059201
|
| [1] |
Fritts D C and Alexander M J 2003 Rev. Geophys. 41 1003
|
| [2] |
Lilly D K and Kennedy P J 1973 Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 30 1135
|
| [3] |
Uccellini L W and Koch S E 1987 Monthly Weather Review 115 721
|
| [4] |
Snyder C, Skamarock W C and Rotunno R 1993 Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 50 3194
|
| [5] |
Kim Y H, Chun H Y, Park S H, Song I S and Choi H J 2016 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 16 4799
|
| [6] |
Wei J H and Zhang F Q 2014 Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 71 929
|
| [7] |
Wei J H, Zhang F Q and Richter J H 2016 Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 73 3133
|
| [8] |
Fritts D C 1984 Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 41 524
|
| [9] |
Chimonas G and Hines C O 1986 Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 91 1219
|
| [10] |
Klostermeyer J 1990 Radio Science 25 983
|
| [11] |
Clark T L, Hauf T and Kuettner J P 1986 Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society 112 899
|
| [12] |
Fovell R, Durran D and Holton J R 1992 Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 49 1427
|
| [13] |
Piani C, Durran D, Alexander M J and Holton J R 2000 Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 57 3689
|
| [14] |
Song I S, Chun H Y and Lane T P 2003 Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 60 1960
|
| [15] |
Ran L K and Chen C S 2016 Advances in Atmospheric Sciences 33 1271
|
| [16] |
Lindzen R S 1974 Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 31 156
|
| [17] |
Raymond D J 1987 Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 44 3528
|
| [18] |
Nehrkorn T 1986 Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 43 2773
|
| [19] |
Powers J G and Reed R J 1993 Monthly Weather Review 121 2285
|
| [20] |
Koch S E, Zhang F Q, Kaplan M L, Lin Y L, Weglarz R and Trexler C M 2001 Monthly Weather Review 129 909
|
| [21] |
Liu L, Ran L K and Sun X G 2015 Advances in Atmospheric Sciences 32 1049
|
| [22] |
Su T and Zhai G Q 2017 Monthly Weather Review 145 335
|
| [23] |
Thompson R O R Y 1978 Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society 104 691
|
| [24] |
Cot C and Barat J 1986 Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 91 2749
|
| [25] |
Vincent R A and Fritts D C 1987 Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 44 748
|
| [26] |
Lu C G, Koch S and Wang N 2005 Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 110 01109
|
| [27] |
Ge Z 2007 Ann. Geophys. 25 2259
|
| [28] |
Ge Z 2008 Ann. Geophys. 26 3819
|
| [29] |
Gao S T, Ran L K and Li X F 2015 Fundamentals of Mesoscale Atmospheric Dynamics and Dynamic Prediction Methods for Rainstorms (Beijing:China Meteorological Press) pp. 150-153(in Chinese)
|
| No Suggested Reading articles found! |
|
|
Viewed |
|
|
|
Full text
|
|
|
|
|
Abstract
|
|
|
|
|
Cited |
|
|
|
|
Altmetric
|
|
blogs
Facebook pages
Wikipedia page
Google+ users
|
Online attention
Altmetric calculates a score based on the online attention an article receives. Each coloured thread in the circle represents a different type of online attention. The number in the centre is the Altmetric score. Social media and mainstream news media are the main sources that calculate the score. Reference managers such as Mendeley are also tracked but do not contribute to the score. Older articles often score higher because they have had more time to get noticed. To account for this, Altmetric has included the context data for other articles of a similar age.
View more on Altmetrics
|
|
|
