Using atmospheric observational data from 1998 to 2013,station rainfall data,TRMM（Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission） data,as well as annual statistics for the plateau vortex and shear line,the joint activity featu...Using atmospheric observational data from 1998 to 2013,station rainfall data,TRMM（Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission） data,as well as annual statistics for the plateau vortex and shear line,the joint activity features of sustained departure plateau vortexes（SDPVs） and southwest vortexes（SWVs） are analyzed.Some new and useful observational facts and understanding are obtained about the joint activities of the two types of vortex.The results show that：（1） The joint active period of the two vortexes is from May to August,and mostly in June and July.（2） The SDPVs of the partnership mainly originate near Zaduo,while the SWVs come from Jiulong.（3） Most of the two vortexes move in almost the same direction,moving eastward together with the low trough.The SDPVs mainly act in the area to the north of the Yangtze River,while the SWVs are situated across the Yangtze River valley.（4） The joint activity of the two vortexes often produces sustained regional heavy rainfall to the south of the Yellow River,influencing wide areas of China,and even as far as the Korean Peninsula,Japan and Vietnam.（5） Most of the two vortexes are baroclinic or cold vortexes,and they both become strengthened in terms of their joint activity.（6） When the two vortexes move over the sea,their central pressure descends and their rainfall increases,especially for SWVs.（7） The two vortexes might spin over the same area simultaneously when there are tropical cyclones in the eastern and southern seas of China,or move southward together if a tropical cyclone appears near Hainan Island.展开更多
In terms of its dynamics, The Tibetan Plateau Vortex （TPV） is assumed to be a vortex in the botmdary layer forced by diabatic heating and friction. In order to analyze the basic characteristics of waves in the vorte...In terms of its dynamics, The Tibetan Plateau Vortex （TPV） is assumed to be a vortex in the botmdary layer forced by diabatic heating and friction. In order to analyze the basic characteristics of waves in the vortex, the governing equations for the vortex were established in column coordinates with the balance of gradient wind. Based on this, the type of mixed waves and their dispersion characteristics were deduced by solving the linear model. Two numerical simulations with triple-nested domains--one idealized large-eddy simulation and one of a TPV that took place on 14 August 2006---were also carried out. The aim of the simulations was to validate the mixed wave deduced from the governing equations. The high-resolution model output data were analyzed and the results showed that the tangential flow field of the TPV in the form of center heating was cyclonic and convergent in the lower levels and anticyclonic and divergent in the upper levels. The simulations also showed that the vorticity of the vortex is uneven and might have shear flow along the radial direction. The changing vorticity causes the formation and spreading of vortex Rossby （VR） waves, and divergence will cause changes to the n^otion of the excitation and evolution of inertial gravity （IG） waves. Therefore, the vortex may contain what we call mixed ：inertial gravity-vortex Rossby （IG-VR） waves. It is suggested that some strongly developed TPVs should be studied in the future, because of their effects on weather in downstream areas.展开更多
An extreme rainfall event occurred over the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze Basin(MLY)during the end of June 2016,which was attributable to a Tibetan Plateau(TP)Vortex(TPV)in conjunction with a Southwest China...An extreme rainfall event occurred over the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze Basin(MLY)during the end of June 2016,which was attributable to a Tibetan Plateau(TP)Vortex(TPV)in conjunction with a Southwest China Vortex(SWCV).The physical mechanism for this event was investigated from Potential Vorticity(PV)and omega perspectives based on MERRA-2 reanalysis data.The cyclogenesis of the TPV over the northwestern TP along with the lower-tropospheric SWCV was found to involve a midtropospheric large-scale flow reconfiguration across western and eastern China with the formation of a high-amplitude Rossby wave.Subsequently,the eastward-moving TPV coalesced vertically with the SWCV over the eastern Sichuan Basin due to the positive vertical gradient of the TPV-related PV advection,leading the lower-tropospheric jet associated with moisture transport to intensify greatly and converge over the downstream MLY.The merged TPV−SWCV specially facilitated the upper-tropospheric isentropic-gliding ascending motion over the MLY.With the TPV-embedded mid-tropospheric trough migrating continuously eastward,the almost stagnant SWCV was re-separated from the overlying TPV,forming a more eastward-tilted high-PV configuration to trigger stronger ascending motion including isentropic-gliding,isentropic-displacement,and diabatic heating-related ascending components over the MLY.This led to more intense rainfall.Quantitative PV diagnoses demonstrate that both the coalescence and subsequent re-separation processes of the TPV with the SWCV were largely dominated by horizontal PV advection and PV generation due to vertically nonuniform diabatic heating,as well as the feedback of condensation latent heating on the isentropic-displacement vertical velocity.展开更多
This study uses NCEP/NCAR daily reanalysis data,NOAA outgoing long-wave radiation(OLR) data,the real-time multivariate MJO(RMM) index from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and Tibetan Plateau vortex(TPV)data from ...This study uses NCEP/NCAR daily reanalysis data,NOAA outgoing long-wave radiation(OLR) data,the real-time multivariate MJO(RMM) index from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and Tibetan Plateau vortex(TPV)data from the Chengdu Institute of Plateau Meteorology to discuss modulation of the Madden-Julian Oscillation(MJO)on the Tibetan Plateau Vortex(TPV).Wavelet and composite analysis are used.Results show that the MJO plays an important role in the occurrence of the TPV that the number of TPVs generated within an active period of the MJO is three times as much as that during an inactive period.In addition,during the active period,the number of the TPVs generated in phases 1 and 2 is larger than that in phases 3 and 7.After compositing phases 1 and 7 separately,all meteorological elements in phase 1 are apparently conducive to the generation of the TPV,whereas those in phase 7 are somewhat constrained.With its eastward propagation process,the MJO convection centre spreads eastward,and the vertical circulation within the tropical atmosphere changes.Due to the interaction between the mid-latitude and low-latitude atmosphere,changes occur in the baroclinic characteristics of the atmosphere,the available potential energy and eddy available potential energy of the atmosphere,and the circulation structures of the atmosphere over the Tibetan Plateau(TP) and surrounding areas.This results in significantly different water vapour transportation and latent heat distribution.Advantageous and disadvantageous conditions therefore alternate,leading to a significant difference among the numbers of plateau vortex in different phases.展开更多
Based on the circumfluence situation of the out- and in-Tibet Plateau Vortex (TPV) from 1998–2004 and its weather-influencing system,multiple synthesized physical fields in the middle–upper troposphere of the out- a...Based on the circumfluence situation of the out- and in-Tibet Plateau Vortex (TPV) from 1998–2004 and its weather-influencing system,multiple synthesized physical fields in the middle–upper troposphere of the out- and in-TPV are computationally analyzed by using re-analysis data from National Centers for Environmental Prediction and National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCEP/NCAR) of United States.Our research shows that the departure of TPV is caused by the mutual effects among the weather systems in Westerlies and in the subtropical area,within the middle and the upper troposphere.This paper describes the large-scale meteorological condition and the physics image of the departure of TPV,and the main differences among the large-scale conditions for all types of TPVs.This study could be used as the scientific basis for predicting the torrential rain and the floods caused by the TPV departure.展开更多
Existing studies contend that latent heating(LH)will replace sensible heating(SH)to become the dominant factor affecting the development of the Tibetan Plateau vortex(TPV)after it moves off the Tibetan Plateau(TP).How...Existing studies contend that latent heating(LH)will replace sensible heating(SH)to become the dominant factor affecting the development of the Tibetan Plateau vortex(TPV)after it moves off the Tibetan Plateau(TP).However,in the process of the TPV moving off the TP requires that the airmass traverse the eastern slope of the Tibetan Plateau(ESTP)where the topography and diabatic heating(DH)conditions rapidly change.How LH gradually replaces SH to become the dominant factor in the development of the TPV over the ESTP is still not very clear.In this paper,an analysis of a typical case of a TPV with a long life history over the ESTP is performed by using multi-sourced meteorological data and model simulations.The results show that SH from the TP surface can change the TPV-associated precipitation distribution by temperature advection after the TPV moves off the TP.The LH can then directly promote the development of the TPV and has a certain guiding effect on the track of the TPV.The SH can control the active area of LH by changing the falling area of the TPV-associated precipitation,so it still plays a key role in the development and tracking of the TPV even though it has moved out of the main body of the TP.展开更多
In this study, an east-moving Tibetan Plateau vortex(TPV) is analyzed by using the ERA-5 reanalysis and multi-source satellite data, including FengYun-2 E, Aqua/MODIS and CALIPSO. The objective is to demonstrate:(i) t...In this study, an east-moving Tibetan Plateau vortex(TPV) is analyzed by using the ERA-5 reanalysis and multi-source satellite data, including FengYun-2 E, Aqua/MODIS and CALIPSO. The objective is to demonstrate:(i) the usefulness of multi-spectral satellite observations in understanding the evolution of a TPV and the associated rainfall, and(ii) the potential significance of cloud-top quantitative information in improving Southwest China weather forecasts. Results in this study show that the heavy rainfall is caused by the coupling of an east-moving TPV and some low-level weather systems [a Plateau shear line and a Southwest Vortex(SWV)], wherein the TPV is a key component. During the TPV's life cycle, the rainfall and vortex intensity maintain a significant positive correlation with the convective cloud-top fraction and height within a 2.5?radius away from its center. Moreover, its growth is found to be quite sensitive to the cloud phases and particle sizes. In the mature stage when the TPV is coupled with an SWV, an increase of small ice crystal particles and appearance of ring-and U/V-shaped cold cloud-top structures can be seen as the signature of a stronger convection and rainfall enhancement within the TPV. A tropopause folding caused by ageostrophic flows at the upper level may be a key factor in the formation of ring-shaped and U/V-shaped cloud-top structures. Based on these results, we believe that the supplementary quantitative information of an east-moving TPV cloud top collected by multi-spectral satellite observations could help to improve Southwest China short-range/nowcasting weather forecasts.展开更多
Based on the ECMWF Interim reanalysis （ERA-Interim） 500-hPa height data for the period 1979-2013, the Tibetan Plateau vortex （TPV） activities are investigated with an objective identification and tracking algorith...Based on the ECMWF Interim reanalysis （ERA-Interim） 500-hPa height data for the period 1979-2013, the Tibetan Plateau vortex （TPV） activities are investigated with an objective identification and tracking algorithm. The vortex tracks over the Tibetan Plateau （TP） and its vicinity are identified, and the cold/warm nature of the TPV is revealed from the 500-hPa temperature fields. A TPV activity dataset is thus derived. Examination of the TPV frequency, intensity, persistence, geographical location, and migration from the TP suggests an average of 53 TPVs annually during the study period, with 6.7 of them shifting out of the TP. For these vortexes, the longer the lifetime, the lower the frequency, and 81% of the TPVs are initially warm in nature. The particularly high-intensity vortexes occur dominantly in the rainy period （May September）, with their origin mainly in western Nagqu and northern Ali. They disappear largely in the Tanggula maintain area on the east side of the vortex high-frequency center and the Dangqu River valley in western Qinghai Province, possibly due to the topography. It is also found that the frequency of TPVs is decreasing, with 2 fewer TPV occurrences per 10 yr. Meanwhile, it is statistically significant that 1.4 fewer TPVs move out of the TP and the percentage of TPVs moving out of the TP versus the total number of TPVs has reduced by 2.3% every 10 yr.展开更多
Knowledge of the structure of the Tibetan Plateau vortex （TPV） is of considerable importance for understanding the generation and development mechanisms of this mesoscale system. However, our understanding of vortex...Knowledge of the structure of the Tibetan Plateau vortex （TPV） is of considerable importance for understanding the generation and development mechanisms of this mesoscale system. However, our understanding of vortex struc- tures and our ability to classify them on a physical basis is limited due to insufficient observations. The high- resolution new-generation NCEP-CFSR （Climate Forecast System Reanalysis） dataset is used in the present paper to investigate the general structural features of various types of mature TPV through classification and composite struc- ture analysis. Results indicate that the dynamic and thermodynamic structures show regional and seasonal depend- ency, as well as being influenced by attributes of translation, associated precipitation, and the South Asian high （SAH）. The common precipitating TPV （type I）, frequently occurring in the west-east-oriented zonal region between 33° and 36°N, is a notably low-level baroclinic and asymmetric system. It resides within a large-scale confluent zone and preferentially travels eastward, potentially moving out of the plateau. The heavy rain vortex （type II） corresponds to a deep vortex circulation occurring in midsummer. The low-level baroclinic sub-category （type IIa） is associated with a low-level jet and mainly originates in the area 32°-35°N, 86°-94°E, preferentially moving east of 90°E and even away from the plateau; meanwhile, the nearly upright sub-category （type IIb）, which has a cold center at low levels and a warm center at mid-upper levels, is a quasi-stationary and quasi-symmetric system favorably occurring west of 92°E. A western-pattern SAH exists in the upper troposphere for these two sub-categories. The springtime dry vortex in the western plateau （type III） is warm and shallow （approximately 100 hPa deep）, and zonal circulation dominates the large-scale environmental flows in the middle and upper troposphere. The precipitating vortex in the southern plateau occurring during July-August （type IV） is not affected by northerly flow at low levels. It is vertically aligned and controlled by a banded SAH.展开更多
In this paper, the NCEP/DOE reanalysis data, OLR data from NOAA, Australian Meteorological Bureau real-time multivariate MJO index, and Tibetan Plateau vortex （TPV） statistical data from the Chengdu Institute of Pla...In this paper, the NCEP/DOE reanalysis data, OLR data from NOAA, Australian Meteorological Bureau real-time multivariate MJO index, and Tibetan Plateau vortex （TPV） statistical data from the Chengdu Institute of Plateau Met- eorology, are used to discuss the modulation of the TPV by the MJO, through applying the wavelet analysis and com- posite analysis. The results show that： （1） The MJO plays an important role in modulating the TPV, as the number of TPVs generated in strong MJO periods is three times that in weak periods. （2） During strong （weak） MJO periods, the Tibetan Plateau （TP） is in control of a low-frequency, low-pressure cyclone （high-pressure, anticyclone） system, and thus the atmospheric circulation conditions over the plateau are conducive （inconducive） to the generation of TPVs. （3） During strong （weak） MJO periods, southerly （northerly） winds prevail in the east of the TP, while north- erly （southerly） winds in the west. Over the northern part of the TP, easterly （westerly） flow is predominant, while westerly （easterly） flow prevails over the south, thus conducive （inconducive） to the formation of cyclonic circula- tion （i.e., TPVs） at low altitude over the TP. （4） In strong MJO periods, water vapor is relatively less abundant over most of the TP, inconducive to the generation of TPVs; however, moisture transported by the south branch trough and the low-frequency, high-pressure anticyclone system from the Bay of Bengal, are very important for the develop- ment of TPVs. As the strength of the MJO changes continuously during its eastward propagation, the inten- sity of tropical convection and vertical circulation structures of the tropical atmosphere also change accordingly. Al- ternation between favorable and unfavorable conditions for the generation of TPVs occurs, thus resulting in signifi- cant frequency differences of TPVs between strong and weak MJO periods.展开更多
By using the twice-daily atmospheric observation data from 1998 to 2012,station rainfall data,Tropical Rainfall Measure Mission（TRMM） data,as well as the plateau vortex and shear line year book,characteristics of th...By using the twice-daily atmospheric observation data from 1998 to 2012,station rainfall data,Tropical Rainfall Measure Mission（TRMM） data,as well as the plateau vortex and shear line year book,characteristics of the sustained departure plateau vortexes（SDPVs） are analyzed.Some new useful observational facts and understanding are obtained about the SDPV activities.The following results are obtained.（1）The active period of SDPVs is from June to August,most in July,unlike that of the unsustained departure plateau vortexes（UDPVs）,which have same occurrence frequencies in the three summer months.（2）The SDPVs,generated mainly in the Qumalai neighborhood and situated in a sheared surrounding,move eastward or northeastward,while the UDPVs are mainly led by the upper-level trough,and move eastward or southeastward.（3） The SDPVs influence wide areas of China,even far to the Korean Peninsula,Japan,and Vietnam.（4） The SDPVs change their intensities and properties on the way to the east.Most of them become stronger and produce downpour or sustained regional rainstorms to the south of Yellow River.（5）The longer the SDPV sustains,the more baroclinity it has.（6） When an SDPV moves into the sea,its central pressure descends and rainfall increases in all probability.（7） An SDPV might spin over the bend of the Yellow River when there exists a tropical cyclone in the East China Sea.It could also move oppositely to a landed tropical low pressure originated from the sea to the east of Taiwan or from the South China Sea.展开更多
Based on the final analyses data （FNL） of the Global Forecasting System of the NCEP and the obser- vational radiosonde data, the evolution mechanism of an eastward-moving low-level vortex over the Tibetan Plateau in...Based on the final analyses data （FNL） of the Global Forecasting System of the NCEP and the obser- vational radiosonde data, the evolution mechanism of an eastward-moving low-level vortex over the Tibetan Plateau in June 2008 was analyzed. The results show that the formation of the vortex was related to the convergence between the northwesterly over the central Tibetan Plateau from the westerly zone and the southerly from the Bay of Bengal at 500 hPa, and also to the divergence associated with the entrance re- gion of the upper westerly jet at 200 hPa. Their dynamic effects were favorable for ascending motion and forming the vortex over the Tibetan Plateau. Furthermore, the effect of the atmospheric heat source （Q1） is discussed based on a transformed potential vorticity （PV） tendency equation. By calculating the PV budgets, we showed that Q1 had a great inffuence on the intensity and moving direction of the vortex. In the developing stage of the vortex, the heating of the vertically integrated Q1 was centered to the east of the vortex center at 500 hPa, increasing PV tendency to the east of the vortex. As a result, the vortex strengthened and moved eastward through the vertically uneven distribution of Q1. In the decaying stage, the horizontally uneven heating of Q1 at 500 hPa weakened the vortex through causing the vortex tubes around the vortex to slant and redistributing the vertical vorticity field.展开更多
Since 1996, a regional GPS network has been established along the northern Tibetan Plateau and its neighboring foreland, and has been measured for the period 1996\|1998.* Viewed relative to Chengdu (CHDU fiduciary sta...Since 1996, a regional GPS network has been established along the northern Tibetan Plateau and its neighboring foreland, and has been measured for the period 1996\|1998.* Viewed relative to Chengdu (CHDU fiduciary station representing the stable South China), stations of the northern plateau bounded by the Qilian Shan and the Altyn Tagh fault, move NE to NNW with 20 5～11 7mm/a, and NE to NNE with 10 5～1 5mm/a in its foreland. Addition, the Lhasa (LHAS tracking station in the southern Tibetan Plateau) moves NNE at 23 1mm/a related to CHDU. Especially interestingly, the velocities and the directions of motion vectors of stations in the northern Tibetan Plateau decrease progressively and deflect systematically westward from south to north, respectively. More, the tangents of motion vectors of stations converge around a point near the central of Qaidam Basin except the GLM station at Golmud. We, therefore, find that the general vortex feature of the crust motion appears on the velocity field in the northern Tibetan Plateau. And the anti\|clockwise vortex motion is restricted by block boundaries within the plateau, and also involved the related forelands for example HCY station (Jianyuguan) at the Hexi Corridor.展开更多
The Tibetan Plateau Vortex(TPV)is one of the main weather systems causing heavy rainfall over the Tibetan Plateau in boreal summer.Based on the second Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications(ME...The Tibetan Plateau Vortex(TPV)is one of the main weather systems causing heavy rainfall over the Tibetan Plateau in boreal summer.Based on the second Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications(MERRA-2)reanalysis datasets provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA),8 cases of TPV over the Tibetan Plateau generated in June-August with a lifetime of 42 hours are composited and analyzed to reveal the impact of dynamic and thermal forcing on the intensity evolution of TPVs.The results are as follows.(1)The TPVs appear obviously at 500 h Pa and the TPVs intensity(TPVI)shows an obvious diurnal variation with the strongest at 00 LT and the weakest at 12 LT(LT=UTC+6 h).(2)A strong South Asia High at 200 h Pa as well as a shrunken Western Pacific Subtropical High at 500 h Pa provide favorable conditions for the TPVI increasing.(3)The vorticity budget reveals that the divergence is indicative of the variation of the TPVI.The TPVI decreases when the convergence center at500 h Pa and the divergence center at 200 h Pa lie in the east of the TPVs center and increases when both centers coincide with the TPVs center.(4)Potential vorticity(PV)increases with the enhancement of the TPVI.The PV budget shows that the variation of the TPVI is closely related to the diabatic heating over the Tibetan Plateau.The increased sensible heating and radiative heating in the boundary layer intensify the ascent and latent heating release.When the diabatic heating center rises to 400 h Pa,it facilitates the development of the TPVs.展开更多
The modulation of the intensity of nascent Tibetan Plateau vortices(ITPV) by atmospheric quasi-biweekly oscillation(QBWO) is investigated based on final operational global analysis data from the National Centers for E...The modulation of the intensity of nascent Tibetan Plateau vortices(ITPV) by atmospheric quasi-biweekly oscillation(QBWO) is investigated based on final operational global analysis data from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction. The spatial and temporal distributions of the ITPV show distinct features of 10–20-day QBWO. The average ITPV is much higher in the positive phases than in the negative phases, and the number of strong TPVs is much larger in the former,with a peak that appears in phase 3. In addition, the maximum centers of the ITPV stretch eastward in the positive phases,indicating periodic variations in the locations where strong TPVs are generated. The large-scale circulations and related thermodynamic fields are discussed to investigate the mechanism by which the 10–20-day QBWO modulates the ITPV. The atmospheric circulations and heating fields of the 10–20-day QBWO have a major impact on the ITPV. In the positive QBWO phases, the anomalous convergence at 500 hPa and divergence at 200 hPa are conducive to ascending motion. In addition, the convergence centers of the water vapor and the atmospheric unstable stratification are found in the positive QBWO phases and move eastward. Correspondingly, condensational latent heat is released and shifts eastward with the heating centers located at 400 hPa, which favors a higher ITPV by depressing the isobaric surface at 500 hPa. All of the dynamic and thermodynamic conditions in the positive QBWO phases are conducive to the generation of stronger TPVs and their eastward expansion.展开更多
高原低涡是造成青海暴雨和短时强降水的重要天气系统之一。基于1979—2021年高原低涡数据集、青海气象站点降水观测资料及欧洲中期天气预报中心(European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts,ECMWF)ERA5再分析资料,利用高原低...高原低涡是造成青海暴雨和短时强降水的重要天气系统之一。基于1979—2021年高原低涡数据集、青海气象站点降水观测资料及欧洲中期天气预报中心(European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts,ECMWF)ERA5再分析资料,利用高原低涡降水关联方法和动态合成分析方法,研究了青海高原低涡日占比、高原低涡降水及环境场特征。结果表明:青海高原低涡日占比呈东北向西南递增的空间分布特征,全年最大值为15.37%。高原低涡降水占总降水量的比例全年最大值为37.92%,高原低涡极端降水日数占总极端降水日数的比例全年最大值位于青海西南部(63.69%),高原低涡极端降水日数占高原低涡日数的比例全年最大值位于海西州东部到海南州南部地区(10.73%),这些地区高原低涡日数较少,但往往会引发较强降水。青海高原低涡日占比高值主要集中在4—10月,高原低涡东移过程中对降水的影响更显著。以高原低涡中心为原点动态合成的高原低涡大雨频次呈现纬向宽、经向窄的不对称分布,大雨落区集中分布在东北象限和东南象限,大雨发生频次最大出现在距离低涡中心0.50~1.25个纬距范围内。展开更多
基金supported by project funds from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.91332715 and 41275052)the National Key Foundation Development Study Developing(973)Programme(Grant No.2012CB417202)
文摘Using atmospheric observational data from 1998 to 2013,station rainfall data,TRMM（Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission） data,as well as annual statistics for the plateau vortex and shear line,the joint activity features of sustained departure plateau vortexes（SDPVs） and southwest vortexes（SWVs） are analyzed.Some new and useful observational facts and understanding are obtained about the joint activities of the two types of vortex.The results show that：（1） The joint active period of the two vortexes is from May to August,and mostly in June and July.（2） The SDPVs of the partnership mainly originate near Zaduo,while the SWVs come from Jiulong.（3） Most of the two vortexes move in almost the same direction,moving eastward together with the low trough.The SDPVs mainly act in the area to the north of the Yangtze River,while the SWVs are situated across the Yangtze River valley.（4） The joint activity of the two vortexes often produces sustained regional heavy rainfall to the south of the Yellow River,influencing wide areas of China,and even as far as the Korean Peninsula,Japan and Vietnam.（5） Most of the two vortexes are baroclinic or cold vortexes,and they both become strengthened in terms of their joint activity.（6） When the two vortexes move over the sea,their central pressure descends and their rainfall increases,especially for SWVs.（7） The two vortexes might spin over the same area simultaneously when there are tropical cyclones in the eastern and southern seas of China,or move southward together if a tropical cyclone appears near Hainan Island.
基金supported by the National Key Basic Research and Development Project of China(Grant No.2012CB417202)the National Nature Science Fund of China(Grant No.41175045)+1 种基金the Special Fund for Meteorological Research in the Public Interest(Grant Nos.GYHY201006014,GYHY201206042 and GYHY201106003)the Sichuan Meteorological Bureau Fund for Young Scholars(Grant No.2011YOUTH02)
文摘In terms of its dynamics, The Tibetan Plateau Vortex （TPV） is assumed to be a vortex in the botmdary layer forced by diabatic heating and friction. In order to analyze the basic characteristics of waves in the vortex, the governing equations for the vortex were established in column coordinates with the balance of gradient wind. Based on this, the type of mixed waves and their dispersion characteristics were deduced by solving the linear model. Two numerical simulations with triple-nested domains--one idealized large-eddy simulation and one of a TPV that took place on 14 August 2006---were also carried out. The aim of the simulations was to validate the mixed wave deduced from the governing equations. The high-resolution model output data were analyzed and the results showed that the tangential flow field of the TPV in the form of center heating was cyclonic and convergent in the lower levels and anticyclonic and divergent in the upper levels. The simulations also showed that the vorticity of the vortex is uneven and might have shear flow along the radial direction. The changing vorticity causes the formation and spreading of vortex Rossby （VR） waves, and divergence will cause changes to the n^otion of the excitation and evolution of inertial gravity （IG） waves. Therefore, the vortex may contain what we call mixed ：inertial gravity-vortex Rossby （IG-VR） waves. It is suggested that some strongly developed TPVs should be studied in the future, because of their effects on weather in downstream areas.
基金This research was jointly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41730963 and 41876020)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDB40000000).
文摘An extreme rainfall event occurred over the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze Basin(MLY)during the end of June 2016,which was attributable to a Tibetan Plateau(TP)Vortex(TPV)in conjunction with a Southwest China Vortex(SWCV).The physical mechanism for this event was investigated from Potential Vorticity(PV)and omega perspectives based on MERRA-2 reanalysis data.The cyclogenesis of the TPV over the northwestern TP along with the lower-tropospheric SWCV was found to involve a midtropospheric large-scale flow reconfiguration across western and eastern China with the formation of a high-amplitude Rossby wave.Subsequently,the eastward-moving TPV coalesced vertically with the SWCV over the eastern Sichuan Basin due to the positive vertical gradient of the TPV-related PV advection,leading the lower-tropospheric jet associated with moisture transport to intensify greatly and converge over the downstream MLY.The merged TPV−SWCV specially facilitated the upper-tropospheric isentropic-gliding ascending motion over the MLY.With the TPV-embedded mid-tropospheric trough migrating continuously eastward,the almost stagnant SWCV was re-separated from the overlying TPV,forming a more eastward-tilted high-PV configuration to trigger stronger ascending motion including isentropic-gliding,isentropic-displacement,and diabatic heating-related ascending components over the MLY.This led to more intense rainfall.Quantitative PV diagnoses demonstrate that both the coalescence and subsequent re-separation processes of the TPV with the SWCV were largely dominated by horizontal PV advection and PV generation due to vertically nonuniform diabatic heating,as well as the feedback of condensation latent heating on the isentropic-displacement vertical velocity.
基金National Basic Research Program of China(2012CB417202)National Natural Science Foundation of China(41175045,91337215,Ul 133603)Special Fund for Meteorological Research in the Public Interest(GYHY201206042)
文摘This study uses NCEP/NCAR daily reanalysis data,NOAA outgoing long-wave radiation(OLR) data,the real-time multivariate MJO(RMM) index from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and Tibetan Plateau vortex(TPV)data from the Chengdu Institute of Plateau Meteorology to discuss modulation of the Madden-Julian Oscillation(MJO)on the Tibetan Plateau Vortex(TPV).Wavelet and composite analysis are used.Results show that the MJO plays an important role in the occurrence of the TPV that the number of TPVs generated within an active period of the MJO is three times as much as that during an inactive period.In addition,during the active period,the number of the TPVs generated in phases 1 and 2 is larger than that in phases 3 and 7.After compositing phases 1 and 7 separately,all meteorological elements in phase 1 are apparently conducive to the generation of the TPV,whereas those in phase 7 are somewhat constrained.With its eastward propagation process,the MJO convection centre spreads eastward,and the vertical circulation within the tropical atmosphere changes.Due to the interaction between the mid-latitude and low-latitude atmosphere,changes occur in the baroclinic characteristics of the atmosphere,the available potential energy and eddy available potential energy of the atmosphere,and the circulation structures of the atmosphere over the Tibetan Plateau(TP) and surrounding areas.This results in significantly different water vapour transportation and latent heat distribution.Advantageous and disadvantageous conditions therefore alternate,leading to a significant difference among the numbers of plateau vortex in different phases.
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文摘Based on the circumfluence situation of the out- and in-Tibet Plateau Vortex (TPV) from 1998–2004 and its weather-influencing system,multiple synthesized physical fields in the middle–upper troposphere of the out- and in-TPV are computationally analyzed by using re-analysis data from National Centers for Environmental Prediction and National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCEP/NCAR) of United States.Our research shows that the departure of TPV is caused by the mutual effects among the weather systems in Westerlies and in the subtropical area,within the middle and the upper troposphere.This paper describes the large-scale meteorological condition and the physics image of the departure of TPV,and the main differences among the large-scale conditions for all types of TPVs.This study could be used as the scientific basis for predicting the torrential rain and the floods caused by the TPV departure.
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文摘Existing studies contend that latent heating(LH)will replace sensible heating(SH)to become the dominant factor affecting the development of the Tibetan Plateau vortex(TPV)after it moves off the Tibetan Plateau(TP).However,in the process of the TPV moving off the TP requires that the airmass traverse the eastern slope of the Tibetan Plateau(ESTP)where the topography and diabatic heating(DH)conditions rapidly change.How LH gradually replaces SH to become the dominant factor in the development of the TPV over the ESTP is still not very clear.In this paper,an analysis of a typical case of a TPV with a long life history over the ESTP is performed by using multi-sourced meteorological data and model simulations.The results show that SH from the TP surface can change the TPV-associated precipitation distribution by temperature advection after the TPV moves off the TP.The LH can then directly promote the development of the TPV and has a certain guiding effect on the track of the TPV.The SH can control the active area of LH by changing the falling area of the TPV-associated precipitation,so it still plays a key role in the development and tracking of the TPV even though it has moved out of the main body of the TP.
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文摘In this study, an east-moving Tibetan Plateau vortex(TPV) is analyzed by using the ERA-5 reanalysis and multi-source satellite data, including FengYun-2 E, Aqua/MODIS and CALIPSO. The objective is to demonstrate:(i) the usefulness of multi-spectral satellite observations in understanding the evolution of a TPV and the associated rainfall, and(ii) the potential significance of cloud-top quantitative information in improving Southwest China weather forecasts. Results in this study show that the heavy rainfall is caused by the coupling of an east-moving TPV and some low-level weather systems [a Plateau shear line and a Southwest Vortex(SWV)], wherein the TPV is a key component. During the TPV's life cycle, the rainfall and vortex intensity maintain a significant positive correlation with the convective cloud-top fraction and height within a 2.5?radius away from its center. Moreover, its growth is found to be quite sensitive to the cloud phases and particle sizes. In the mature stage when the TPV is coupled with an SWV, an increase of small ice crystal particles and appearance of ring-and U/V-shaped cold cloud-top structures can be seen as the signature of a stronger convection and rainfall enhancement within the TPV. A tropopause folding caused by ageostrophic flows at the upper level may be a key factor in the formation of ring-shaped and U/V-shaped cloud-top structures. Based on these results, we believe that the supplementary quantitative information of an east-moving TPV cloud top collected by multi-spectral satellite observations could help to improve Southwest China short-range/nowcasting weather forecasts.
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文摘Based on the ECMWF Interim reanalysis （ERA-Interim） 500-hPa height data for the period 1979-2013, the Tibetan Plateau vortex （TPV） activities are investigated with an objective identification and tracking algorithm. The vortex tracks over the Tibetan Plateau （TP） and its vicinity are identified, and the cold/warm nature of the TPV is revealed from the 500-hPa temperature fields. A TPV activity dataset is thus derived. Examination of the TPV frequency, intensity, persistence, geographical location, and migration from the TP suggests an average of 53 TPVs annually during the study period, with 6.7 of them shifting out of the TP. For these vortexes, the longer the lifetime, the lower the frequency, and 81% of the TPVs are initially warm in nature. The particularly high-intensity vortexes occur dominantly in the rainy period （May September）, with their origin mainly in western Nagqu and northern Ali. They disappear largely in the Tanggula maintain area on the east side of the vortex high-frequency center and the Dangqu River valley in western Qinghai Province, possibly due to the topography. It is also found that the frequency of TPVs is decreasing, with 2 fewer TPV occurrences per 10 yr. Meanwhile, it is statistically significant that 1.4 fewer TPVs move out of the TP and the percentage of TPVs moving out of the TP versus the total number of TPVs has reduced by 2.3% every 10 yr.
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文摘Knowledge of the structure of the Tibetan Plateau vortex （TPV） is of considerable importance for understanding the generation and development mechanisms of this mesoscale system. However, our understanding of vortex struc- tures and our ability to classify them on a physical basis is limited due to insufficient observations. The high- resolution new-generation NCEP-CFSR （Climate Forecast System Reanalysis） dataset is used in the present paper to investigate the general structural features of various types of mature TPV through classification and composite struc- ture analysis. Results indicate that the dynamic and thermodynamic structures show regional and seasonal depend- ency, as well as being influenced by attributes of translation, associated precipitation, and the South Asian high （SAH）. The common precipitating TPV （type I）, frequently occurring in the west-east-oriented zonal region between 33° and 36°N, is a notably low-level baroclinic and asymmetric system. It resides within a large-scale confluent zone and preferentially travels eastward, potentially moving out of the plateau. The heavy rain vortex （type II） corresponds to a deep vortex circulation occurring in midsummer. The low-level baroclinic sub-category （type IIa） is associated with a low-level jet and mainly originates in the area 32°-35°N, 86°-94°E, preferentially moving east of 90°E and even away from the plateau; meanwhile, the nearly upright sub-category （type IIb）, which has a cold center at low levels and a warm center at mid-upper levels, is a quasi-stationary and quasi-symmetric system favorably occurring west of 92°E. A western-pattern SAH exists in the upper troposphere for these two sub-categories. The springtime dry vortex in the western plateau （type III） is warm and shallow （approximately 100 hPa deep）, and zonal circulation dominates the large-scale environmental flows in the middle and upper troposphere. The precipitating vortex in the southern plateau occurring during July-August （type IV） is not affected by northerly flow at low levels. It is vertically aligned and controlled by a banded SAH.
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文摘In this paper, the NCEP/DOE reanalysis data, OLR data from NOAA, Australian Meteorological Bureau real-time multivariate MJO index, and Tibetan Plateau vortex （TPV） statistical data from the Chengdu Institute of Plateau Met- eorology, are used to discuss the modulation of the TPV by the MJO, through applying the wavelet analysis and com- posite analysis. The results show that： （1） The MJO plays an important role in modulating the TPV, as the number of TPVs generated in strong MJO periods is three times that in weak periods. （2） During strong （weak） MJO periods, the Tibetan Plateau （TP） is in control of a low-frequency, low-pressure cyclone （high-pressure, anticyclone） system, and thus the atmospheric circulation conditions over the plateau are conducive （inconducive） to the generation of TPVs. （3） During strong （weak） MJO periods, southerly （northerly） winds prevail in the east of the TP, while north- erly （southerly） winds in the west. Over the northern part of the TP, easterly （westerly） flow is predominant, while westerly （easterly） flow prevails over the south, thus conducive （inconducive） to the formation of cyclonic circula- tion （i.e., TPVs） at low altitude over the TP. （4） In strong MJO periods, water vapor is relatively less abundant over most of the TP, inconducive to the generation of TPVs; however, moisture transported by the south branch trough and the low-frequency, high-pressure anticyclone system from the Bay of Bengal, are very important for the develop- ment of TPVs. As the strength of the MJO changes continuously during its eastward propagation, the inten- sity of tropical convection and vertical circulation structures of the tropical atmosphere also change accordingly. Al- ternation between favorable and unfavorable conditions for the generation of TPVs occurs, thus resulting in signifi- cant frequency differences of TPVs between strong and weak MJO periods.
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文摘By using the twice-daily atmospheric observation data from 1998 to 2012,station rainfall data,Tropical Rainfall Measure Mission（TRMM） data,as well as the plateau vortex and shear line year book,characteristics of the sustained departure plateau vortexes（SDPVs） are analyzed.Some new useful observational facts and understanding are obtained about the SDPV activities.The following results are obtained.（1）The active period of SDPVs is from June to August,most in July,unlike that of the unsustained departure plateau vortexes（UDPVs）,which have same occurrence frequencies in the three summer months.（2）The SDPVs,generated mainly in the Qumalai neighborhood and situated in a sheared surrounding,move eastward or northeastward,while the UDPVs are mainly led by the upper-level trough,and move eastward or southeastward.（3） The SDPVs influence wide areas of China,even far to the Korean Peninsula,Japan,and Vietnam.（4） The SDPVs change their intensities and properties on the way to the east.Most of them become stronger and produce downpour or sustained regional rainstorms to the south of Yellow River.（5）The longer the SDPV sustains,the more baroclinity it has.（6） When an SDPV moves into the sea,its central pressure descends and rainfall increases in all probability.（7） An SDPV might spin over the bend of the Yellow River when there exists a tropical cyclone in the East China Sea.It could also move oppositely to a landed tropical low pressure originated from the sea to the east of Taiwan or from the South China Sea.
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文摘Based on the final analyses data （FNL） of the Global Forecasting System of the NCEP and the obser- vational radiosonde data, the evolution mechanism of an eastward-moving low-level vortex over the Tibetan Plateau in June 2008 was analyzed. The results show that the formation of the vortex was related to the convergence between the northwesterly over the central Tibetan Plateau from the westerly zone and the southerly from the Bay of Bengal at 500 hPa, and also to the divergence associated with the entrance re- gion of the upper westerly jet at 200 hPa. Their dynamic effects were favorable for ascending motion and forming the vortex over the Tibetan Plateau. Furthermore, the effect of the atmospheric heat source （Q1） is discussed based on a transformed potential vorticity （PV） tendency equation. By calculating the PV budgets, we showed that Q1 had a great inffuence on the intensity and moving direction of the vortex. In the developing stage of the vortex, the heating of the vertically integrated Q1 was centered to the east of the vortex center at 500 hPa, increasing PV tendency to the east of the vortex. As a result, the vortex strengthened and moved eastward through the vertically uneven distribution of Q1. In the decaying stage, the horizontally uneven heating of Q1 at 500 hPa weakened the vortex through causing the vortex tubes around the vortex to slant and redistributing the vertical vorticity field.
文摘Since 1996, a regional GPS network has been established along the northern Tibetan Plateau and its neighboring foreland, and has been measured for the period 1996\|1998.* Viewed relative to Chengdu (CHDU fiduciary station representing the stable South China), stations of the northern plateau bounded by the Qilian Shan and the Altyn Tagh fault, move NE to NNW with 20 5～11 7mm/a, and NE to NNE with 10 5～1 5mm/a in its foreland. Addition, the Lhasa (LHAS tracking station in the southern Tibetan Plateau) moves NNE at 23 1mm/a related to CHDU. Especially interestingly, the velocities and the directions of motion vectors of stations in the northern Tibetan Plateau decrease progressively and deflect systematically westward from south to north, respectively. More, the tangents of motion vectors of stations converge around a point near the central of Qaidam Basin except the GLM station at Golmud. We, therefore, find that the general vortex feature of the crust motion appears on the velocity field in the northern Tibetan Plateau. And the anti\|clockwise vortex motion is restricted by block boundaries within the plateau, and also involved the related forelands for example HCY station (Jianyuguan) at the Hexi Corridor.
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文摘The Tibetan Plateau Vortex(TPV)is one of the main weather systems causing heavy rainfall over the Tibetan Plateau in boreal summer.Based on the second Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications(MERRA-2)reanalysis datasets provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA),8 cases of TPV over the Tibetan Plateau generated in June-August with a lifetime of 42 hours are composited and analyzed to reveal the impact of dynamic and thermal forcing on the intensity evolution of TPVs.The results are as follows.(1)The TPVs appear obviously at 500 h Pa and the TPVs intensity(TPVI)shows an obvious diurnal variation with the strongest at 00 LT and the weakest at 12 LT(LT=UTC+6 h).(2)A strong South Asia High at 200 h Pa as well as a shrunken Western Pacific Subtropical High at 500 h Pa provide favorable conditions for the TPVI increasing.(3)The vorticity budget reveals that the divergence is indicative of the variation of the TPVI.The TPVI decreases when the convergence center at500 h Pa and the divergence center at 200 h Pa lie in the east of the TPVs center and increases when both centers coincide with the TPVs center.(4)Potential vorticity(PV)increases with the enhancement of the TPVI.The PV budget shows that the variation of the TPVI is closely related to the diabatic heating over the Tibetan Plateau.The increased sensible heating and radiative heating in the boundary layer intensify the ascent and latent heating release.When the diabatic heating center rises to 400 h Pa,it facilitates the development of the TPVs.
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文摘The modulation of the intensity of nascent Tibetan Plateau vortices(ITPV) by atmospheric quasi-biweekly oscillation(QBWO) is investigated based on final operational global analysis data from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction. The spatial and temporal distributions of the ITPV show distinct features of 10–20-day QBWO. The average ITPV is much higher in the positive phases than in the negative phases, and the number of strong TPVs is much larger in the former,with a peak that appears in phase 3. In addition, the maximum centers of the ITPV stretch eastward in the positive phases,indicating periodic variations in the locations where strong TPVs are generated. The large-scale circulations and related thermodynamic fields are discussed to investigate the mechanism by which the 10–20-day QBWO modulates the ITPV. The atmospheric circulations and heating fields of the 10–20-day QBWO have a major impact on the ITPV. In the positive QBWO phases, the anomalous convergence at 500 hPa and divergence at 200 hPa are conducive to ascending motion. In addition, the convergence centers of the water vapor and the atmospheric unstable stratification are found in the positive QBWO phases and move eastward. Correspondingly, condensational latent heat is released and shifts eastward with the heating centers located at 400 hPa, which favors a higher ITPV by depressing the isobaric surface at 500 hPa. All of the dynamic and thermodynamic conditions in the positive QBWO phases are conducive to the generation of stronger TPVs and their eastward expansion.
文摘高原低涡是造成青海暴雨和短时强降水的重要天气系统之一。基于1979—2021年高原低涡数据集、青海气象站点降水观测资料及欧洲中期天气预报中心(European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts,ECMWF)ERA5再分析资料,利用高原低涡降水关联方法和动态合成分析方法,研究了青海高原低涡日占比、高原低涡降水及环境场特征。结果表明:青海高原低涡日占比呈东北向西南递增的空间分布特征,全年最大值为15.37%。高原低涡降水占总降水量的比例全年最大值为37.92%,高原低涡极端降水日数占总极端降水日数的比例全年最大值位于青海西南部(63.69%),高原低涡极端降水日数占高原低涡日数的比例全年最大值位于海西州东部到海南州南部地区(10.73%),这些地区高原低涡日数较少,但往往会引发较强降水。青海高原低涡日占比高值主要集中在4—10月,高原低涡东移过程中对降水的影响更显著。以高原低涡中心为原点动态合成的高原低涡大雨频次呈现纬向宽、经向窄的不对称分布,大雨落区集中分布在东北象限和东南象限,大雨发生频次最大出现在距离低涡中心0.50~1.25个纬距范围内。
