Simulation of a torrential rainstorm in Xinjiang and gravity wave analysis*

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).

Yang Rui1, 2, Liu Yi1, Ran Ling-Kun1, †, Zhang Yu-Li1
       

Upper, middle and lower-level synoptic weather patterns at (a)–(c) 12:00 UTC, June 16, 2016 and (d)–(f) 06:00 UTC, June 17, 2016, respectively. (a), (d) Geopotential height (solid lines, dagpm) and wind speed ≥ 30 m/s (vectors, m/s) at 200 hPa; (b), (e) geopotential height (solid lines, dagpm), temperature (dashed lines, C), and wind speed (vectors, m/s) at 500 hPa; (c), (f) geopotential height (solid lines, dagpm), wind speed (barbed lines, knots), and wind speed ≥ 8 m/s (shaded areas, m/s) at 700 hPa; the rectangular area represents the domain of the simulation area.