El Nino-Southern Oscillation(ENSO),the leading mode of global interannual variability,usually intensifies the Hadley Circulation(HC),and meanwhile constrains its meridional extension,leading to an equatorward movement...El Nino-Southern Oscillation(ENSO),the leading mode of global interannual variability,usually intensifies the Hadley Circulation(HC),and meanwhile constrains its meridional extension,leading to an equatorward movement of the jet system.Previous studies have investigated the response of HC to ENSO events using different reanalysis datasets and evaluated their capability in capturing the main features of ENSO-associated HC anomalies.However,these studies mainly focused on the global HC,represented by a zonal-mean mass stream function(MSF).Comparatively fewer studies have evaluated HC responses from a regional perspective,partly due to the prerequisite of the Stokes MSF,which prevents us from integrating a regional HC.In this study,we adopt a recently developed technique to construct the three-dimensional structure of HC and evaluate the capability of eight state-of-the-art reanalyses in reproducing the regional HC response to ENSO events.Results show that all eight reanalyses reproduce the spatial structure of HC responses well,with an intensified HC around the central-eastern Pacific but weakened circulations around the Indo-Pacific warm pool and tropical Atlantic.The spatial correlation coefficient of the three-dimensional HC anomalies among the different datasets is always larger than 0.93.However,these datasets may not capture the amplitudes of the HC responses well.This uncertainty is especially large for ENSO-associated equatorially asymmetric HC anomalies,with the maximum amplitude in Climate Forecast System Reanalysis(CFSR)being about 2.7 times the minimum value in the Twentieth Century Reanalysis(20CR).One should be careful when using reanalysis data to evaluate the intensity of ENSO-associated HC anomalies.展开更多
By means of ERA-40, JRA-25, NCEP/NCAR and NCEP/DOE reanalysis data, empirical relations between precipitable water and surface vapor pressure in spatial and temporal scale were calculated. The reliabilities of precipi...By means of ERA-40, JRA-25, NCEP/NCAR and NCEP/DOE reanalysis data, empirical relations between precipitable water and surface vapor pressure in spatial and temporal scale were calculated. The reliabilities of precipitable water from reanalysis data were validated based on comparing different W-e empirical relations of various reanalysis data, in order to provide basis and reference for reasonable application. The results showed that W-e empirical relation of ERA-40 was closest to that of sounding data in China, and precipitable water from ERA-40 was the most credible. The worldwide comparison among W-e empirical relations of four reanalysis data showed that there was little difference in annual mean W-e empirical relations in the middle latitudes and great differences in low and high latitudes. Seasonal mean W-e empirical relations in the middle latitudes of the northern Hemisphere had little difference in spring, autumn and winter, but great difference in summer. Therefore, the reliabilities of precipitable water from reanalysis data in spring, autumn and winter in the middle latitudes of the northern hemisphere were higher than other areas and seasons. W-e empirical relations of NCEP/NCAR and NCEP/DOE had good stability in different years, while there was poor stability in ERA-40 and JRA-25.展开更多
Wave energy resources assessment is a very important process before the exploitation and utilization of the wave energy. At present, the existing wave energy assessment is focused on theoretical wave energy conditions...Wave energy resources assessment is a very important process before the exploitation and utilization of the wave energy. At present, the existing wave energy assessment is focused on theoretical wave energy conditions for interesting areas. While the evaluation for exploitable wave energy conditions is scarcely ever performed. Generally speaking, the wave energy are non-exploitable under a high sea state and a lower sea state which must be ignored when assessing wave energy. Aiming at this situation, a case study of the East China Sea and the South China Sea is performed. First, a division basis between the theoretical wave energy and the exploitable wave energy is studied. Next, based on recent 20 a ERA-Interim wave field data, some indexes including the spatial and temporal distribution of wave power density, a wave energy exploitable ratio, a wave energy level, a wave energy stability, a total wave energy density, the seasonal variation of the total wave energy and a high sea condition frequency are calculated. And then the theoretical wave energy and the exploitable wave energy are compared each other; the distributions of the exploitable wave energy are assessed and a regional division for exploitable wave energy resources is carried out; the influence of the high sea state is evaluated. The results show that considering collapsing force of the high sea state and the utilization efficiency for wave energy, it is determined that the energy by wave with a significant wave height being not less 1 m or not greater than 4 m is the exploitable wave energy. Compared with the theoretical wave energy, the average wave power density, energy level, total wave energy density and total wave energy of the exploitable wave energy decrease obviously and the stability enhances somewhat. Pronounced differences between the theoretical wave energy and the exploitable wave energy are present. In the East China Sea and the South China Sea, the areas of an abundant and stable exploitable wave energy are primarily located in the north-central part of the South China Sea, the Luzon Strait, east of Taiwan, China and north of Ryukyu Islands; annual average exploitable wave power density values in these areas are approximately 10-15 kW/m; the exploitable coefficient of variation （COV） and seasonal variation （SV） values in these areas are less than 1.2 and 1, respectively. Some coastal areas of the Beibu Gulf, the Changjiang Estuary, the Hangzhou Bay and the Zhujiang Estuary are the poor areas of the wave energy. The areas of the high wave energy exploitable ratio is primarily in nearshore waters. The influence of the high sea state for the wave energy in nearshore waters is less than that in offshore waters. In the areas of the abundant wave energy, the influence of the high sea state for the wave energy is prominent and the utilization of wave energy is relatively difficult. The developed evaluation method may give some references for an exploitable wave energy assessment and is valuable for practical applications.展开更多
This study investigates the long-term changes of monthly sea surface wind speeds over the China seas from 1988 to 2015. The 10-meter wind speeds products from four major global reanalysis datasets with high resolution...This study investigates the long-term changes of monthly sea surface wind speeds over the China seas from 1988 to 2015. The 10-meter wind speeds products from four major global reanalysis datasets with high resolution are used: Cross-Calibrated Multi-Platform data set(CCMP), NCEP climate forecast system reanalysis data set(CFSR),ERA-interim reanalysis data set(ERA-int) and Japanese 55-year reanalysis data set(JRA55). The monthly sea surface wind speeds of four major reanalysis data sets have been investigated through comparisons with the longterm and homogeneous observation wind speeds data recorded at ten stations. The results reveal that(1) the wind speeds bias of CCMP, CFSR, ERA-int and JRA55 are 0.91 m/s, 1.22 m/s, 0.62 m/s and 0.22 m/s, respectively.The wind speeds RMSE of CCMP, CFSR, ERA-int and JRA55 are 1.38 m/s, 1.59 m/s, 1.01 m/s and 0.96 m/s,respectively;(2) JRA55 and ERA-int provides a realistic representation of monthly wind speeds, while CCMP and CFSR tend to overestimate observed wind speeds. And all the four data sets tend to underestimate observed wind speeds in Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea;(3) Comparing the annual wind speeds trends between observation and the four data sets at ten stations for 1988-1997, 1988–2007 and 1988–2015, the result show that ERA-int is superior to represent homogeneity monthly wind speeds over the China seaes.展开更多
Annual precipitation,evaporation,and calculated accumulation from reanalysis model outputs have been investigated for the Greenland Ice Sheet （GrIS）,based on the common period of 1989-2001.The ERA-40 and ERA-interim...Annual precipitation,evaporation,and calculated accumulation from reanalysis model outputs have been investigated for the Greenland Ice Sheet （GrIS）,based on the common period of 1989-2001.The ERA-40 and ERA-interim reanalysis data showed better agreement with observations than do NCEP-1 and NCEP-2 reanalyses.Further,ERA-interim showed the closest spatial distribution of accumulation to the observation.Concerning temporal variations,ERA-interim showed the best correlation with precipitation observations at five synoptic stations,and the best correlation with in situ measurements of accumulation at nine ice core sites.The mean annual precipitation averaged over the whole GrIS from ERA-interim （363 mm yr 1） and mean annual accumulation （319 mm yr 1） are very close to the observations.The validation of accumulation calculated from reanalysis data against ice-core measurements suggests that further improvements to reanalysis models are needed.展开更多
Wind and wave data are essential in climatological and engineering design applications.In this study,data from 15 buoys located throughout the South China Sea(SCS)were used to evaluate the ERA5 wind and wave data.Appl...Wind and wave data are essential in climatological and engineering design applications.In this study,data from 15 buoys located throughout the South China Sea(SCS)were used to evaluate the ERA5 wind and wave data.Applicability assessment are beneficial for gaining insight into the reliability of the ERA5 data in the SCS.The bias range between the ERA5 and observed wind-speed data was-0.78-0.99 m/s.The result indicates that,while the ERA5 wind-speed data underestimation was dominate,the overestimation of such data existed as well.Additionally,the ERA5 data underestimated annual maximum wind-speed by up to 38%,with a correlation coefficient>0.87.The bias between the ERA5 and observed significant wave height(SWH)data varied from-0.24 to 0.28 m.And the ERA5 data showed positive SWH bias,which implied a general underestimation at all locations,except those in the Beibu Gulf and centralwestern SCS,where overestimation was observed.Under extreme conditions,annual maximum SWH in the ERA5 data was underestimated by up to 30%.The correlation coefficients between the ERA5 and observed SWH data at all locations were greater than 0.92,except in the central-western SCS(0.84).The bias between the ERA5 and observed mean wave period(MWP)data varied from-0.74 to 0.57 s.The ERA5 data showed negative MWP biases implying a general overestimation at all locations,except for B1(the Beibu Gulf)and B7(the northeastern SCS),where underestimation was observed.The correlation coefficient between the ERA5 and observed MWP data in the Beibu Gulf was the smallest(0.56),and those of other locations fluctuated within a narrow range from 0.82 to 0.90.The intercomparison indicates that during the analyzed time-span,the ERA5 data generally underestimated wind-speed and SWH,but overestimated MWP.Under non-extreme conditions,the ERA5 wind-speed and SWH data can be used with confidence in most regions of the SCS,except in the central-western SCS.展开更多
The European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecast （ECMWF） Re-Analysis （ERA-40） and the National Centers for Environmental Prediction-National Center for Atmospheric Research （NCEP-NCAR） ECMWF （ERA-40） and ...The European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecast （ECMWF） Re-Analysis （ERA-40） and the National Centers for Environmental Prediction-National Center for Atmospheric Research （NCEP-NCAR） ECMWF （ERA-40） and NCEP–NCAR reanalysis data were compared with Antarctic station observations, including surface-layer and upper-layer atmospheric observations, on intraseasonal and interannual timescales. At the interannual timescale, atmospheric pressure at different height levels in the ERA-40 data are in better agreement with observed pressure than that in the NCEP–NCAR reanalysis data. ERA-40 reanalysis also outperforms NCEP–NCAR reanalysis in atmospheric temperature, except in the surface layer where the biases are somewhat larger. The wind velocity fields in both datasets do not agree well with surface-and upper-layer atmospheric observations. At intraseasonal timescales, both datasets capture the observed intraseasonal variability in pressure and temperature during austral winter.展开更多
The quality of regional ocean reanalysis data for ＂the joining area of Asia and the Indian-Pacific Ocean （AIPO）＂ has been assessed from the perspective of ENSO-related ocean signals. The results derived from the A...The quality of regional ocean reanalysis data for ＂the joining area of Asia and the Indian-Pacific Ocean （AIPO）＂ has been assessed from the perspective of ENSO-related ocean signals. The results derived from the AIPO reanalysis, including SST, sea surface height （SSH）, and subsurface ocean temperature and currents, are compared with those of Hadley Center Sea Ice and Sea Surface Temperature （HadlSST） data set and Simple Ocean Data Assimilation （SODA） reanalysis data. Both the spatial pattern and the characteristics of evolution of the ENSO-related ocean temperature anomalies are well reproduced by the AIPO reanalysis data. The physical processes proposed to explain the life cycle of ENSO, including the delayed oscillator mechanism, recharge-discharge mechanism, and the zonal advection feedback, are reasonably represented in this dataset. However, the westward Rossby wave signal in 1992 is not obvious in the AIPO data, and the magnitude of the heat content anomalies is different from that of the SODA data. The reason for the discrepancies may lie in the different mod- els and methods for data assimilation and differences in wind stress forcing. The results demonstrate the high reliability of the AIPO reanalysis data in describing ENSO signals, implying its potential application value in ENSO- related studies.展开更多
Precipitable Water Vapor(PWV)constitutes a pivotal parameter within the domains of atmospheric science,and remote sensing due to its profound influence on Earth’s climate dynamics and weather patterns.It exerts a sig...Precipitable Water Vapor(PWV)constitutes a pivotal parameter within the domains of atmospheric science,and remote sensing due to its profound influence on Earth’s climate dynamics and weather patterns.It exerts a significant impact on atmospheric stability absorption and emission of radiation,thus engendering alterations in the Earth’s radiative equilibrium.As such,precise quantification of PWV holds the potential to enhance weather prognostication and fortify preparedness against severe meteorological phenomena.This study aimed to elucidate the spatial and temporal changes in seasonal and annual PWV across the Indus River Basin and its sub-basins using ERA5 reanalysis datasets.The present study used ERA5 PWV(entire atmospheric column),air temperature at 2 m(t2m)and 500 hPa(T_500hPa),evapotranspiration,and total cloud cover data from 1960 to 2021.Theil Sen slope estimator and Mann-Kendall test were used for trend analysis.Correlation and multiple regression methods were used to understand the association of PWV with other factors.The findings have unveiled the highest increase in mean PWV during the monsoon(0.40 mm/decade),followed by premonsoon(0.37 mm/decade),post-monsoon(0.27 mm/decade),and winter(0.19 mm/decade)throughout the study period.Additionally,the mean PWV exhibited the most pronounced positive trend in the sub-basin Lower Indus(LI),followed by Panjnad(P),Kabul(K),and Upper Indus(UI)across all seasons,except winter.Annual PWV has also risen in the Indus basin and its sub-basins over the last six decades.PWV exhibits a consistent upward trend up to an elevation of 3500 m within the basin which is most pronounced during the monsoon season,followed by the pre-monsoon.The escalating PWV within the basin is reasonably ascribed to increasing air temperatures,augmented evapotranspiration,and heightened cloud cover.These findings hold potential utility for pertinent authorities engaged in water resource management and planning.展开更多
A preliminarily assessment of the applicability of the sea surface pressure and wind speed of ERA5 reanalysis data is carried out using the observation data at 10 m height observation data of 9 buoys in the Bohai Sea ...A preliminarily assessment of the applicability of the sea surface pressure and wind speed of ERA5 reanalysis data is carried out using the observation data at 10 m height observation data of 9 buoys in the Bohai Sea and the Northern Huanghai Sea.The results show that:the sea surface pressure and wind speed of ERA5 reanalysis data has high correlation coefficients with the observation data,the correlation between sea surface pressure and wind speed is different in different time scales.The correlation of monthly average is better than that of daily average and daily extreme value,and the correlation coefficient is the lowest in extreme weather.In generally,the deviation between statistical products of the ERA5 and the observed products is negative.It means that the high pressure is weaker than the observed data,and the low pressure is stronger than the observed data,and there is some systematic deviation between ERA5 reanalysis data and the observed data.The deviation varies with the different wind speed level,when the wind is high,the reanalysis wind speed is generally less than the measured.By analyzing the monthly average data,the reanalysis data reveal the seasonal variation of sea surface pressure in the study area,and the deviation from the observed data also show seasonal variation characteristics,the applicability in winter is better than in summer.The error of reanalysis data of sea surface pressure and wind speed is large under extreme weather conditions,especially the typhoon process,further evaluation and revision of the data are needed.展开更多
Due to long-term time series and many elements, reanalysis data of National Centers for Environmental Prediction （NCEP） and European Center for MediumRange Weather Forecasts （ECMWF） are widely used in present clim...Due to long-term time series and many elements, reanalysis data of National Centers for Environmental Prediction （NCEP） and European Center for MediumRange Weather Forecasts （ECMWF） are widely used in present climate studies. Even so, there are discrepancies between NCEP and ECMWF reanalysis. Some climate fields may be better reproduced by NCEP than by ECMWF. On the other hand, ECMWF may describe some climate characteristics more realistically than NCEP. Xu et al.pointed out that NCEP data are of uncertainty when used for studying long-term trends of climate change. By comparing temperatures and pressures from NCEP and observation, it can be seen that NCEP data show higher reliability in the east and lower-latitudes of China than in its west and higher latitudes, NCEP temperature is of more reality than pressure and NCEP data after 1979 are closer to the observations than before. Yang et al.also revealed some serious problems of NCEP data in the north of subtropical Asia. Regional differences of NCEP data in representation are also explored by other studiest. As for seasonal variability, NCEP simulates relatively real conditions of Chinese summer and annual mean but winter data are relatively bad, as in comparisons of NCEP data wity China surface station observations by Zhao et al.Moreover, Trenberth and Stepaniak showed that ECMWF data had better energy budgets than NCEP data for pure pressure coordinates are adopted by ECMWF. Renfrew et al. compared NCF, P data to ECMWF data in terms of surface fluxes and the results indicate that the time series of surface sensible and latent heating fluxes from ECMWF are 13% and 10% larger than the observations and those from NCEP would be 51% and 27% larger than the observations, respectively. So, Renfrew et al. suggested that it be more appropriate to drive ocean models by ECMWF data. Based on comparisons of multiple elements by some scientists, it seems that ECMWF data are better than NCEP data on global, hemispheric and regional scales. Whereas, reanalysis have big errors in some regions in contrast to observations, especially the variables related to humidity. Since that, researchers should compare the two sets of data and select a better one according to specific problems.展开更多
Lakes are an important component of the earth climate system. They play an important role in the study of basin weather forecasting, air quality forecasting, and regional climate research. The accuracy of driving vari...Lakes are an important component of the earth climate system. They play an important role in the study of basin weather forecasting, air quality forecasting, and regional climate research. The accuracy of driving variables is the basic premise to ensure the rationality of lake mode simulation. Based on the in-situ observations at Bifenggang site of the Lake Taihu Eddy flux Network from 2012 to 2017, this paper investigated temporal variations in temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, radiation components at different time scales (hourly, seasonal and interannual). ERA5 reanalysis data were compared with in-situ observation to quantify the error and evaluate the performance of reanalysis data. The results show that: 1) On the hourly scale, the ERA5 reanalysis data described air temperature, and downward long-wave radiation more accurately. 2) On the seasonal variation scale, the ERA5 reanalysis data described air temperature, and downward long-wave radiation more accurately. However, the descriptions of wind speed, relative humidity and downward short-wave have large deviations. 3) On the interannual scale, the ERA5 reanalysis data show a good performance for temperature, followed by downward longwave radiation, downward shortwave radiation and relative humidity.展开更多
Air temperature is an important indicator to analyze climate change in mountainous areas.ERA5 reanalysis air temperature data are important products that were widely used to analyze temperature change in mountainous a...Air temperature is an important indicator to analyze climate change in mountainous areas.ERA5 reanalysis air temperature data are important products that were widely used to analyze temperature change in mountainous areas.However,the reliability of ERA5 reanalysis air temperature over the Qilian Mountains(QLM)is unclear.In this study,we evaluated the reliability of ERA5 monthly averaged reanalysis 2 m air temperature data using the observations at 17 meteorological stations in the QLM from 1979 to 2017.The results showed that:ERA5 reanalysis monthly averaged air temperature data have a good applicability in the QLM in general(R2=0.99).ERA5 reanalysis temperature data overestimated the observed temperature in the QLM in general.Root mean square error(RMSE)increases with the increasing of elevation range,showing that the reliability of ERA5 reanalysis temperature data is worse in higher elevation than that in lower altitude.ERA5 reanalysis temperature can capture observational warming rates well.All the smallest warming rates of observational temperature and ERA5 reanalysis temperature are found in winter,with the warming rates of 0.393°C/10a and 0.360°C/10a,respectively.This study will provide a reference for the application of ERA5 reanalysis monthly averaged air temperature data at different elevation ranges in the Qilian Mountains.展开更多
The characteristics of wind speed,wind direction,and wind profile are crucial factors influencing the efficiency of wind resource and the accuracy of parachute landing operations.Regional differences in underlying sur...The characteristics of wind speed,wind direction,and wind profile are crucial factors influencing the efficiency of wind resource and the accuracy of parachute landing operations.Regional differences in underlying surface types significantly affect these meteorological parameters.This study,based on ERA5 reanalysis data,investigates the characteristics of wind speed,wind direction,and wind profile above four types of underlying surfaces,which are inland mountainous regions,inland plateaus,coastal areas,and oceanic zones.As altitude increases,the dominant wind direction above inland mountainous regions shifts from northeasterly to east-northeasterly,accompanied by an increase in wind speed.In inland plateaus,the prevailing wind direction is southwesterly.Above coastal surfaces,the dominant wind direction changes from easterly to south-southwesterly,while above oceanic surfaces,it shifts from north-northeasterly to northeasterly.Wind speed and direction at the same altitude exhibit significant annual cyclical variations,influenced by geographic location,underlying surface types,and climatic zone differences.The study of wind profiles above oceanic surface shows that wind speed varies more dramatically with altitude in winter and less in summer.From October to March of the following year,the wind profile for each month all displays an inverted S-shaped pattern.展开更多
Since meteorological conditions are the main factor driving the transport and dispersion of air pollutants,an accurate simulation of the meteorological field will directly affect the accuracy of the atmospheric chemic...Since meteorological conditions are the main factor driving the transport and dispersion of air pollutants,an accurate simulation of the meteorological field will directly affect the accuracy of the atmospheric chemical transport model in simulating PM_(2.5).Based on the NASM joint chemical data assimilation system,the authors quantified the impacts of different meteorological fields on the pollutant simulations as well as revealed the role of meteorological conditions in the accumulation,maintenance,and dissipation of heavy haze pollution.During the two heavy pollution processes from 10 to 24 November 2018,the meteorological fields were obtained using NCEP FNL and ERA5 reanalysis data,each used to drive the WRF model,to analyze the differences in the simulated PM_(2.5) concentration.The results show that the meteorological field has a strong influence on the concentration levels and spatial distribution of the pollution simulations.The ERA5 group had relatively small simulation errors,and more accurate PM_(2.5) simulation results could be obtained.The RMSE was 11.86𝜇g m^(-3)lower than that of the FNL group before assimilation,and 5.77𝜇g m^(-3)lower after joint assimilation.The authors used the PM_(2.5) simulation results obtained by ERA5 data to discuss the role of the wind field and circulation situation on the pollution process,to analyze the correlation between wind speed,temperature,relative humidity,and boundary layer height and pollutant concentrations,and to further clarify the key formation mechanism of this pollution process.展开更多
By using the data in 169 sounding stations over the world,NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data were tested,and the distribution characteristics of standard errors of geopotential height,temperature and wind speed field from the ...By using the data in 169 sounding stations over the world,NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data were tested,and the distribution characteristics of standard errors of geopotential height,temperature and wind speed field from the upper troposphere to the lower stratosphere over the world(most were the land zone) were analyzed.The results showed that the standard error distribution of reanalysis wind speed field data was mainly affected by the jet stream zone.There existed the obvious difference between the jet stream zone and the actual wind field.The distribution of standard error in the wind speed field had the obvious seasonal difference in winter,summer,and the average deviation was larger near the coastline.The high value zones of standard errors of reanalysis geopotential height and temperature field mainly concentrated in the low-latitude region in the Eastern Hemisphere(Indian Ocean coast).The distribution of standard error was basically consistent with average error.Therefore,the standard error could be explained well by the average error.The standard errors of reanalysis temperature and geopotential height data in the inland zone were lower.The high value zone mainly distributed along the coastline,and the average error of wind speed field was bigger near the coastline.It closely related to the quality of data in the sounding stations,the regional difference and the fact that the land observation stations were dense,and the ocean observation stations were fewer.展开更多
Using 1979-2000 daily NCEP/NCAR （National Centers for Environmental Prediction/National Center for Atmospheric Research） reanalysis data （version 1, hereafter referred to as NCEP1; version 2, hereafter referred to ...Using 1979-2000 daily NCEP/NCAR （National Centers for Environmental Prediction/National Center for Atmospheric Research） reanalysis data （version 1, hereafter referred to as NCEP1; version 2, hereafter referred to as NCEP2）, ECMWF （European Center for Medium-range Weather Forecasts） reanalysis data （ERA）, and the Global Asian Monsoon Experiment （GAME） reanalysis data in summer 1998, the vertically integrated heat source （Q1） in summer is calculated, and results obtained using different datasets are compared. The distributions of （Q1） calculated by using NCEP1 are in good agreement with rainfall observations over the Arabian Sea/Indian Peninsula, the Bay of Bengal （BOB）, and East China. The distributions of （Q1） revealed by using NCEP2 are unrealistic in the southern Indian Peninsula, the BOB, and the South China Sea. Using ERA, the heat sources over the tropical Asia are in accordance with the summer precipitation, however, the distributions of （Q1） in East China are unreasonable. In the tropical region, the distributions of the summer heat source given by NCEP1 and ERA seem to be more accurate than those revealed by NCEP2. The NCEP1 and NCEP2 data are better for calculating heat sources over the subtropical and eastern regions of China's Mainland.展开更多
The quality controlled（RAW） and homogenized（ADJ） radiosonde temperatures within 850-30 hPa collected at 118 stations in China are compared,on a monthly mean basis,with the temperatures extracted from 8 reanalysis ...The quality controlled（RAW） and homogenized（ADJ） radiosonde temperatures within 850-30 hPa collected at 118 stations in China are compared,on a monthly mean basis,with the temperatures extracted from 8 reanalysis datasets（REA） including NCEP-1,NCEP-2,ERA-40（ECMWF 45-yr Reanalysis）,ERAInterim,JRA-55（Japanese 55-yr Reanalysis）,20CR（20th Century Reanalysis）,MERRA（Modern Era Retrospective-Analysis）,and CFSR（Climate Forecast System Reanalysis）.Average differences,correlations,standard deviations,and linear trends among RAW,ADJ,and REA for the period 1981-2010 are analyzed.The results reveal significant inhomogeneity in the time series of RAW radiosonde temperature in China;an overall negative adjustment was thus employed to obtain the ADJ temperatures,and the effect of the negative adjustment is the most significant within 200-100 hPa.Such a homogenization process has removed the system errors in RAW,possibly caused by radiosonde instrument changes and observation system upgrades.Hence,the correlation is higher between ADJ and REA than that between RAW and REA.The mean difference between ADJ and REA is about 1℃ during 1981-2010,while REA are mostly cooler in the troposphere and warmer in the stratosphere than ADJ;nonetheless,they have a significant high and positive correlation and their annual variability is notably consistent.Furthermore,the linear trends in REA and ADJ both demonstrate warming in the lower-mid troposphere and cooling in the mid stratosphere,with large uncertainties found in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere.In general,ERA-Interim,JRA-55,and MERRA are more consistent with ADJ than other reanalysis datasets.展开更多
New satellite-derived latent and sensible heat fluxes are performed by using Wind Sat wind speed, Wind Sat sea surface temperature, the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasting（ECMWF） air humidity, and E...New satellite-derived latent and sensible heat fluxes are performed by using Wind Sat wind speed, Wind Sat sea surface temperature, the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasting（ECMWF） air humidity, and ECMWF air temperature from 2004 to 2014. The 55 moored buoys are used to validate them by using the 30 min and 25 km collocation window. Furthermore, the objectively analyzed air-sea heat fluxes（OAFlux） products and the National Centers for Environmental Prediction-National Center for Atmospheric Research reanalysis 2（NCEP2） products are also used for global comparisons. The mean biases of sensible and latent heat fluxes between Wind Sat flux results and buoy flux data are –0.39 and –8.09 W/m^2, respectively. In addition, the rootmean-square（RMS） errors of the sensible and latent heat fluxes between them are 5.53 and 24.69 W/m^2,respectively. The RMS errors of sensible and latent heat fluxes are observed to gradually increase with an increasing buoy wind speed. The difference shows different characteristics with an increasing sea surface temperature, air humidity, and air temperature. The zonal average latent fluxes have some high regions which are mainly located in the trade wind zones where strong winds carry dry air in January, and the maximum value centers are found in the eastern waters of Japan and on the US east coast. Overall, the seasonal variability is pronounced in the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean. The three sensible and latent heat fluxes have similar latitudinal dependencies; however, some differences are found in some local regions.展开更多
The coastal regions of Laizhou Bay are highly susceptible to cold surges.This study used ERA5 reanalysis data from 2007 to 2022 and employed a hybrid model that integrates single-particle Lagrangian trajectories to st...The coastal regions of Laizhou Bay are highly susceptible to cold surges.This study used ERA5 reanalysis data from 2007 to 2022 and employed a hybrid model that integrates single-particle Lagrangian trajectories to statistically analyze the paths and intensity characteristics of cold surges in the Laizhou Bay area.Based on this analysis,a comparative analysis of outbreak processes,formation mechanisms,and causes of three different types of cold surge pathways was conducted.Results indicate variations in the characteristics of different cold surge pathways.Cold surges along the northern pathway originate from the Kara Sea.From a circula-tion perspective,the presence of a warm ridge over the Ural Mountains leads to the formation of a blocking system and an inverted‘Ω’flow pattern over Siberia.In contrast,cold surges along the northwest pathway originate from the Barents Sea,the Kara Sea,and the plains of Eastern Europe,with a pre-outbreak circulation displaying a characteristic‘ridge-trough-ridge’pattern.Finally,cold surges along the western pathway originate from the Norwegian Sea and the nearby plains of Eastern Europe,transitioning from a blocking pattern to a‘ridge-trough-ridge’pattern before the outbreak,distinguishing them from the northern and northwest path-ways.This research provides a basis for forecasting cold surge events in Laizhou Bay and for disaster prevention and mitigation in the coastal regions.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2018YFA0605703)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.42176243,41976193 and 41676190)supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.41975079)。
文摘El Nino-Southern Oscillation(ENSO),the leading mode of global interannual variability,usually intensifies the Hadley Circulation(HC),and meanwhile constrains its meridional extension,leading to an equatorward movement of the jet system.Previous studies have investigated the response of HC to ENSO events using different reanalysis datasets and evaluated their capability in capturing the main features of ENSO-associated HC anomalies.However,these studies mainly focused on the global HC,represented by a zonal-mean mass stream function(MSF).Comparatively fewer studies have evaluated HC responses from a regional perspective,partly due to the prerequisite of the Stokes MSF,which prevents us from integrating a regional HC.In this study,we adopt a recently developed technique to construct the three-dimensional structure of HC and evaluate the capability of eight state-of-the-art reanalyses in reproducing the regional HC response to ENSO events.Results show that all eight reanalyses reproduce the spatial structure of HC responses well,with an intensified HC around the central-eastern Pacific but weakened circulations around the Indo-Pacific warm pool and tropical Atlantic.The spatial correlation coefficient of the three-dimensional HC anomalies among the different datasets is always larger than 0.93.However,these datasets may not capture the amplitudes of the HC responses well.This uncertainty is especially large for ENSO-associated equatorially asymmetric HC anomalies,with the maximum amplitude in Climate Forecast System Reanalysis(CFSR)being about 2.7 times the minimum value in the Twentieth Century Reanalysis(20CR).One should be careful when using reanalysis data to evaluate the intensity of ENSO-associated HC anomalies.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (40775048)Major State Basic Research Development Program (2006CB400504)National Key Technology R & D Program (2007BAC294)
文摘By means of ERA-40, JRA-25, NCEP/NCAR and NCEP/DOE reanalysis data, empirical relations between precipitable water and surface vapor pressure in spatial and temporal scale were calculated. The reliabilities of precipitable water from reanalysis data were validated based on comparing different W-e empirical relations of various reanalysis data, in order to provide basis and reference for reasonable application. The results showed that W-e empirical relation of ERA-40 was closest to that of sounding data in China, and precipitable water from ERA-40 was the most credible. The worldwide comparison among W-e empirical relations of four reanalysis data showed that there was little difference in annual mean W-e empirical relations in the middle latitudes and great differences in low and high latitudes. Seasonal mean W-e empirical relations in the middle latitudes of the northern Hemisphere had little difference in spring, autumn and winter, but great difference in summer. Therefore, the reliabilities of precipitable water from reanalysis data in spring, autumn and winter in the middle latitudes of the northern hemisphere were higher than other areas and seasons. W-e empirical relations of NCEP/NCAR and NCEP/DOE had good stability in different years, while there was poor stability in ERA-40 and JRA-25.
基金The Dragon III Project of the European Space Agency and Ministry of Science and Technology of China under contract No.10412the Ocean Renewable Energy Special Fund Project of State Oceanic Administration of China under contract No.GHME2011ZC07the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)under contract No.41176157
文摘Wave energy resources assessment is a very important process before the exploitation and utilization of the wave energy. At present, the existing wave energy assessment is focused on theoretical wave energy conditions for interesting areas. While the evaluation for exploitable wave energy conditions is scarcely ever performed. Generally speaking, the wave energy are non-exploitable under a high sea state and a lower sea state which must be ignored when assessing wave energy. Aiming at this situation, a case study of the East China Sea and the South China Sea is performed. First, a division basis between the theoretical wave energy and the exploitable wave energy is studied. Next, based on recent 20 a ERA-Interim wave field data, some indexes including the spatial and temporal distribution of wave power density, a wave energy exploitable ratio, a wave energy level, a wave energy stability, a total wave energy density, the seasonal variation of the total wave energy and a high sea condition frequency are calculated. And then the theoretical wave energy and the exploitable wave energy are compared each other; the distributions of the exploitable wave energy are assessed and a regional division for exploitable wave energy resources is carried out; the influence of the high sea state is evaluated. The results show that considering collapsing force of the high sea state and the utilization efficiency for wave energy, it is determined that the energy by wave with a significant wave height being not less 1 m or not greater than 4 m is the exploitable wave energy. Compared with the theoretical wave energy, the average wave power density, energy level, total wave energy density and total wave energy of the exploitable wave energy decrease obviously and the stability enhances somewhat. Pronounced differences between the theoretical wave energy and the exploitable wave energy are present. In the East China Sea and the South China Sea, the areas of an abundant and stable exploitable wave energy are primarily located in the north-central part of the South China Sea, the Luzon Strait, east of Taiwan, China and north of Ryukyu Islands; annual average exploitable wave power density values in these areas are approximately 10-15 kW/m; the exploitable coefficient of variation （COV） and seasonal variation （SV） values in these areas are less than 1.2 and 1, respectively. Some coastal areas of the Beibu Gulf, the Changjiang Estuary, the Hangzhou Bay and the Zhujiang Estuary are the poor areas of the wave energy. The areas of the high wave energy exploitable ratio is primarily in nearshore waters. The influence of the high sea state for the wave energy in nearshore waters is less than that in offshore waters. In the areas of the abundant wave energy, the influence of the high sea state for the wave energy is prominent and the utilization of wave energy is relatively difficult. The developed evaluation method may give some references for an exploitable wave energy assessment and is valuable for practical applications.
基金The National Key R&D Program of China under contract No.2016YFC1401905the National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract No.41776004the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities under contract No.2016B12514
文摘This study investigates the long-term changes of monthly sea surface wind speeds over the China seas from 1988 to 2015. The 10-meter wind speeds products from four major global reanalysis datasets with high resolution are used: Cross-Calibrated Multi-Platform data set(CCMP), NCEP climate forecast system reanalysis data set(CFSR),ERA-interim reanalysis data set(ERA-int) and Japanese 55-year reanalysis data set(JRA55). The monthly sea surface wind speeds of four major reanalysis data sets have been investigated through comparisons with the longterm and homogeneous observation wind speeds data recorded at ten stations. The results reveal that(1) the wind speeds bias of CCMP, CFSR, ERA-int and JRA55 are 0.91 m/s, 1.22 m/s, 0.62 m/s and 0.22 m/s, respectively.The wind speeds RMSE of CCMP, CFSR, ERA-int and JRA55 are 1.38 m/s, 1.59 m/s, 1.01 m/s and 0.96 m/s,respectively;(2) JRA55 and ERA-int provides a realistic representation of monthly wind speeds, while CCMP and CFSR tend to overestimate observed wind speeds. And all the four data sets tend to underestimate observed wind speeds in Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea;(3) Comparing the annual wind speeds trends between observation and the four data sets at ten stations for 1988-1997, 1988–2007 and 1988–2015, the result show that ERA-int is superior to represent homogeneity monthly wind speeds over the China seaes.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2009CB421400)the National Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 40821092)
文摘Annual precipitation,evaporation,and calculated accumulation from reanalysis model outputs have been investigated for the Greenland Ice Sheet （GrIS）,based on the common period of 1989-2001.The ERA-40 and ERA-interim reanalysis data showed better agreement with observations than do NCEP-1 and NCEP-2 reanalyses.Further,ERA-interim showed the closest spatial distribution of accumulation to the observation.Concerning temporal variations,ERA-interim showed the best correlation with precipitation observations at five synoptic stations,and the best correlation with in situ measurements of accumulation at nine ice core sites.The mean annual precipitation averaged over the whole GrIS from ERA-interim （363 mm yr 1） and mean annual accumulation （319 mm yr 1） are very close to the observations.The validation of accumulation calculated from reanalysis data against ice-core measurements suggests that further improvements to reanalysis models are needed.
基金Supported by the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory(Zhuhai)(No.SML2021SP102)the Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Survey Technology and Application+2 种基金Ministry of Natural Resources(Nos.MESTA-2020-C003,MESTA-2020-C004)the Key Research and Development Project of Guangdong Province(No.2020B1111020003)the Science and Technology Research Project of Jiangxi Provincial Department of Education(No.GJJ200330)。
文摘Wind and wave data are essential in climatological and engineering design applications.In this study,data from 15 buoys located throughout the South China Sea(SCS)were used to evaluate the ERA5 wind and wave data.Applicability assessment are beneficial for gaining insight into the reliability of the ERA5 data in the SCS.The bias range between the ERA5 and observed wind-speed data was-0.78-0.99 m/s.The result indicates that,while the ERA5 wind-speed data underestimation was dominate,the overestimation of such data existed as well.Additionally,the ERA5 data underestimated annual maximum wind-speed by up to 38%,with a correlation coefficient>0.87.The bias between the ERA5 and observed significant wave height(SWH)data varied from-0.24 to 0.28 m.And the ERA5 data showed positive SWH bias,which implied a general underestimation at all locations,except those in the Beibu Gulf and centralwestern SCS,where overestimation was observed.Under extreme conditions,annual maximum SWH in the ERA5 data was underestimated by up to 30%.The correlation coefficients between the ERA5 and observed SWH data at all locations were greater than 0.92,except in the central-western SCS(0.84).The bias between the ERA5 and observed mean wave period(MWP)data varied from-0.74 to 0.57 s.The ERA5 data showed negative MWP biases implying a general overestimation at all locations,except for B1(the Beibu Gulf)and B7(the northeastern SCS),where underestimation was observed.The correlation coefficient between the ERA5 and observed MWP data in the Beibu Gulf was the smallest(0.56),and those of other locations fluctuated within a narrow range from 0.82 to 0.90.The intercomparison indicates that during the analyzed time-span,the ERA5 data generally underestimated wind-speed and SWH,but overestimated MWP.Under non-extreme conditions,the ERA5 wind-speed and SWH data can be used with confidence in most regions of the SCS,except in the central-western SCS.
基金This research was partially funded by the Chinese Polar Program Strategic Research Fund (No. 20080218)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (40233032-40640420556)MOST(2006BAB18B03 and 2006BAB18B05)
文摘The European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecast （ECMWF） Re-Analysis （ERA-40） and the National Centers for Environmental Prediction-National Center for Atmospheric Research （NCEP-NCAR） ECMWF （ERA-40） and NCEP–NCAR reanalysis data were compared with Antarctic station observations, including surface-layer and upper-layer atmospheric observations, on intraseasonal and interannual timescales. At the interannual timescale, atmospheric pressure at different height levels in the ERA-40 data are in better agreement with observed pressure than that in the NCEP–NCAR reanalysis data. ERA-40 reanalysis also outperforms NCEP–NCAR reanalysis in atmospheric temperature, except in the surface layer where the biases are somewhat larger. The wind velocity fields in both datasets do not agree well with surface-and upper-layer atmospheric observations. At intraseasonal timescales, both datasets capture the observed intraseasonal variability in pressure and temperature during austral winter.
基金supported by the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. KZCX2-YW-Q11-04)the Public Science and Technology Research Funds Projects of Ocean (Grant No. 201105019-3)the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2010CB951904)
文摘The quality of regional ocean reanalysis data for ＂the joining area of Asia and the Indian-Pacific Ocean （AIPO）＂ has been assessed from the perspective of ENSO-related ocean signals. The results derived from the AIPO reanalysis, including SST, sea surface height （SSH）, and subsurface ocean temperature and currents, are compared with those of Hadley Center Sea Ice and Sea Surface Temperature （HadlSST） data set and Simple Ocean Data Assimilation （SODA） reanalysis data. Both the spatial pattern and the characteristics of evolution of the ENSO-related ocean temperature anomalies are well reproduced by the AIPO reanalysis data. The physical processes proposed to explain the life cycle of ENSO, including the delayed oscillator mechanism, recharge-discharge mechanism, and the zonal advection feedback, are reasonably represented in this dataset. However, the westward Rossby wave signal in 1992 is not obvious in the AIPO data, and the magnitude of the heat content anomalies is different from that of the SODA data. The reason for the discrepancies may lie in the different mod- els and methods for data assimilation and differences in wind stress forcing. The results demonstrate the high reliability of the AIPO reanalysis data in describing ENSO signals, implying its potential application value in ENSO- related studies.
基金the Banaras Hindu University,Varanasi,Uttar Pradesh(India),for providing a seed grant(Letter No.R/Dev/D/IoE/Equipment/Seed Grant-II/2022-23/52078)under the Institute of Eminence(IoE)Jyotsna Singh(Ref.No.210510120701),Subhash Singh(Ref.No.220510022095),and Purushottam Tiwari(Ref.No.210510406257)are grateful to the University Grants Commission(UGC)of the Ministry of Education,Government of India(New Delhi)for providing financial support to the present study+2 种基金the Copernicus Climate Change Service(C3S)team at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts(ECMWF)for providing ERA5 reanalysis data in the public domainreceived a seed grant from the Banaras Hindu University,Varanasi,Uttar Pradesh(India)(Letter No.R/Dev/D/IoE/Equipment/Seed Grant-II/2022-23/52078)under the Institute of Eminence(IoE)Jyotsna Singh(Ref.No.210510120701),Subhash Singh(Ref.No.220510022095),and Purushottam Tiwari(Ref.No.210510406257)received a fellowship from the University Grants Commission(UGC)of the Ministry of Education,Government of India(New Delhi)。
文摘Precipitable Water Vapor(PWV)constitutes a pivotal parameter within the domains of atmospheric science,and remote sensing due to its profound influence on Earth’s climate dynamics and weather patterns.It exerts a significant impact on atmospheric stability absorption and emission of radiation,thus engendering alterations in the Earth’s radiative equilibrium.As such,precise quantification of PWV holds the potential to enhance weather prognostication and fortify preparedness against severe meteorological phenomena.This study aimed to elucidate the spatial and temporal changes in seasonal and annual PWV across the Indus River Basin and its sub-basins using ERA5 reanalysis datasets.The present study used ERA5 PWV(entire atmospheric column),air temperature at 2 m(t2m)and 500 hPa(T_500hPa),evapotranspiration,and total cloud cover data from 1960 to 2021.Theil Sen slope estimator and Mann-Kendall test were used for trend analysis.Correlation and multiple regression methods were used to understand the association of PWV with other factors.The findings have unveiled the highest increase in mean PWV during the monsoon(0.40 mm/decade),followed by premonsoon(0.37 mm/decade),post-monsoon(0.27 mm/decade),and winter(0.19 mm/decade)throughout the study period.Additionally,the mean PWV exhibited the most pronounced positive trend in the sub-basin Lower Indus(LI),followed by Panjnad(P),Kabul(K),and Upper Indus(UI)across all seasons,except winter.Annual PWV has also risen in the Indus basin and its sub-basins over the last six decades.PWV exhibits a consistent upward trend up to an elevation of 3500 m within the basin which is most pronounced during the monsoon season,followed by the pre-monsoon.The escalating PWV within the basin is reasonably ascribed to increasing air temperatures,augmented evapotranspiration,and heightened cloud cover.These findings hold potential utility for pertinent authorities engaged in water resource management and planning.
文摘A preliminarily assessment of the applicability of the sea surface pressure and wind speed of ERA5 reanalysis data is carried out using the observation data at 10 m height observation data of 9 buoys in the Bohai Sea and the Northern Huanghai Sea.The results show that:the sea surface pressure and wind speed of ERA5 reanalysis data has high correlation coefficients with the observation data,the correlation between sea surface pressure and wind speed is different in different time scales.The correlation of monthly average is better than that of daily average and daily extreme value,and the correlation coefficient is the lowest in extreme weather.In generally,the deviation between statistical products of the ERA5 and the observed products is negative.It means that the high pressure is weaker than the observed data,and the low pressure is stronger than the observed data,and there is some systematic deviation between ERA5 reanalysis data and the observed data.The deviation varies with the different wind speed level,when the wind is high,the reanalysis wind speed is generally less than the measured.By analyzing the monthly average data,the reanalysis data reveal the seasonal variation of sea surface pressure in the study area,and the deviation from the observed data also show seasonal variation characteristics,the applicability in winter is better than in summer.The error of reanalysis data of sea surface pressure and wind speed is large under extreme weather conditions,especially the typhoon process,further evaluation and revision of the data are needed.
基金Natural Science Foundation of China (40505019) Natural Science Foundation of GuangdongProvince (5300001) Open Foundation of Guangzhou Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology,CMA
文摘Due to long-term time series and many elements, reanalysis data of National Centers for Environmental Prediction （NCEP） and European Center for MediumRange Weather Forecasts （ECMWF） are widely used in present climate studies. Even so, there are discrepancies between NCEP and ECMWF reanalysis. Some climate fields may be better reproduced by NCEP than by ECMWF. On the other hand, ECMWF may describe some climate characteristics more realistically than NCEP. Xu et al.pointed out that NCEP data are of uncertainty when used for studying long-term trends of climate change. By comparing temperatures and pressures from NCEP and observation, it can be seen that NCEP data show higher reliability in the east and lower-latitudes of China than in its west and higher latitudes, NCEP temperature is of more reality than pressure and NCEP data after 1979 are closer to the observations than before. Yang et al.also revealed some serious problems of NCEP data in the north of subtropical Asia. Regional differences of NCEP data in representation are also explored by other studiest. As for seasonal variability, NCEP simulates relatively real conditions of Chinese summer and annual mean but winter data are relatively bad, as in comparisons of NCEP data wity China surface station observations by Zhao et al.Moreover, Trenberth and Stepaniak showed that ECMWF data had better energy budgets than NCEP data for pure pressure coordinates are adopted by ECMWF. Renfrew et al. compared NCF, P data to ECMWF data in terms of surface fluxes and the results indicate that the time series of surface sensible and latent heating fluxes from ECMWF are 13% and 10% larger than the observations and those from NCEP would be 51% and 27% larger than the observations, respectively. So, Renfrew et al. suggested that it be more appropriate to drive ocean models by ECMWF data. Based on comparisons of multiple elements by some scientists, it seems that ECMWF data are better than NCEP data on global, hemispheric and regional scales. Whereas, reanalysis have big errors in some regions in contrast to observations, especially the variables related to humidity. Since that, researchers should compare the two sets of data and select a better one according to specific problems.
文摘Lakes are an important component of the earth climate system. They play an important role in the study of basin weather forecasting, air quality forecasting, and regional climate research. The accuracy of driving variables is the basic premise to ensure the rationality of lake mode simulation. Based on the in-situ observations at Bifenggang site of the Lake Taihu Eddy flux Network from 2012 to 2017, this paper investigated temporal variations in temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, radiation components at different time scales (hourly, seasonal and interannual). ERA5 reanalysis data were compared with in-situ observation to quantify the error and evaluate the performance of reanalysis data. The results show that: 1) On the hourly scale, the ERA5 reanalysis data described air temperature, and downward long-wave radiation more accurately. 2) On the seasonal variation scale, the ERA5 reanalysis data described air temperature, and downward long-wave radiation more accurately. However, the descriptions of wind speed, relative humidity and downward short-wave have large deviations. 3) On the interannual scale, the ERA5 reanalysis data show a good performance for temperature, followed by downward longwave radiation, downward shortwave radiation and relative humidity.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41621001)。
文摘Air temperature is an important indicator to analyze climate change in mountainous areas.ERA5 reanalysis air temperature data are important products that were widely used to analyze temperature change in mountainous areas.However,the reliability of ERA5 reanalysis air temperature over the Qilian Mountains(QLM)is unclear.In this study,we evaluated the reliability of ERA5 monthly averaged reanalysis 2 m air temperature data using the observations at 17 meteorological stations in the QLM from 1979 to 2017.The results showed that:ERA5 reanalysis monthly averaged air temperature data have a good applicability in the QLM in general(R2=0.99).ERA5 reanalysis temperature data overestimated the observed temperature in the QLM in general.Root mean square error(RMSE)increases with the increasing of elevation range,showing that the reliability of ERA5 reanalysis temperature data is worse in higher elevation than that in lower altitude.ERA5 reanalysis temperature can capture observational warming rates well.All the smallest warming rates of observational temperature and ERA5 reanalysis temperature are found in winter,with the warming rates of 0.393°C/10a and 0.360°C/10a,respectively.This study will provide a reference for the application of ERA5 reanalysis monthly averaged air temperature data at different elevation ranges in the Qilian Mountains.
文摘The characteristics of wind speed,wind direction,and wind profile are crucial factors influencing the efficiency of wind resource and the accuracy of parachute landing operations.Regional differences in underlying surface types significantly affect these meteorological parameters.This study,based on ERA5 reanalysis data,investigates the characteristics of wind speed,wind direction,and wind profile above four types of underlying surfaces,which are inland mountainous regions,inland plateaus,coastal areas,and oceanic zones.As altitude increases,the dominant wind direction above inland mountainous regions shifts from northeasterly to east-northeasterly,accompanied by an increase in wind speed.In inland plateaus,the prevailing wind direction is southwesterly.Above coastal surfaces,the dominant wind direction changes from easterly to south-southwesterly,while above oceanic surfaces,it shifts from north-northeasterly to northeasterly.Wind speed and direction at the same altitude exhibit significant annual cyclical variations,influenced by geographic location,underlying surface types,and climatic zone differences.The study of wind profiles above oceanic surface shows that wind speed varies more dramatically with altitude in winter and less in summer.From October to March of the following year,the wind profile for each month all displays an inverted S-shaped pattern.
基金supported by the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program of Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China[grant number 2022QZKK0101]the Science and Technology Department of the Tibet Program[grant number XZ202301ZY0035G]。
文摘Since meteorological conditions are the main factor driving the transport and dispersion of air pollutants,an accurate simulation of the meteorological field will directly affect the accuracy of the atmospheric chemical transport model in simulating PM_(2.5).Based on the NASM joint chemical data assimilation system,the authors quantified the impacts of different meteorological fields on the pollutant simulations as well as revealed the role of meteorological conditions in the accumulation,maintenance,and dissipation of heavy haze pollution.During the two heavy pollution processes from 10 to 24 November 2018,the meteorological fields were obtained using NCEP FNL and ERA5 reanalysis data,each used to drive the WRF model,to analyze the differences in the simulated PM_(2.5) concentration.The results show that the meteorological field has a strong influence on the concentration levels and spatial distribution of the pollution simulations.The ERA5 group had relatively small simulation errors,and more accurate PM_(2.5) simulation results could be obtained.The RMSE was 11.86𝜇g m^(-3)lower than that of the FNL group before assimilation,and 5.77𝜇g m^(-3)lower after joint assimilation.The authors used the PM_(2.5) simulation results obtained by ERA5 data to discuss the role of the wind field and circulation situation on the pollution process,to analyze the correlation between wind speed,temperature,relative humidity,and boundary layer height and pollutant concentrations,and to further clarify the key formation mechanism of this pollution process.
基金Supported by The National Key Basic Research Development Plan(2010CB428602)
文摘By using the data in 169 sounding stations over the world,NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data were tested,and the distribution characteristics of standard errors of geopotential height,temperature and wind speed field from the upper troposphere to the lower stratosphere over the world(most were the land zone) were analyzed.The results showed that the standard error distribution of reanalysis wind speed field data was mainly affected by the jet stream zone.There existed the obvious difference between the jet stream zone and the actual wind field.The distribution of standard error in the wind speed field had the obvious seasonal difference in winter,summer,and the average deviation was larger near the coastline.The high value zones of standard errors of reanalysis geopotential height and temperature field mainly concentrated in the low-latitude region in the Eastern Hemisphere(Indian Ocean coast).The distribution of standard error was basically consistent with average error.Therefore,the standard error could be explained well by the average error.The standard errors of reanalysis temperature and geopotential height data in the inland zone were lower.The high value zone mainly distributed along the coastline,and the average error of wind speed field was bigger near the coastline.It closely related to the quality of data in the sounding stations,the regional difference and the fact that the land observation stations were dense,and the ocean observation stations were fewer.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.90711003,40633018, and 40805035
文摘Using 1979-2000 daily NCEP/NCAR （National Centers for Environmental Prediction/National Center for Atmospheric Research） reanalysis data （version 1, hereafter referred to as NCEP1; version 2, hereafter referred to as NCEP2）, ECMWF （European Center for Medium-range Weather Forecasts） reanalysis data （ERA）, and the Global Asian Monsoon Experiment （GAME） reanalysis data in summer 1998, the vertically integrated heat source （Q1） in summer is calculated, and results obtained using different datasets are compared. The distributions of （Q1） calculated by using NCEP1 are in good agreement with rainfall observations over the Arabian Sea/Indian Peninsula, the Bay of Bengal （BOB）, and East China. The distributions of （Q1） revealed by using NCEP2 are unrealistic in the southern Indian Peninsula, the BOB, and the South China Sea. Using ERA, the heat sources over the tropical Asia are in accordance with the summer precipitation, however, the distributions of （Q1） in East China are unreasonable. In the tropical region, the distributions of the summer heat source given by NCEP1 and ERA seem to be more accurate than those revealed by NCEP2. The NCEP1 and NCEP2 data are better for calculating heat sources over the subtropical and eastern regions of China's Mainland.
基金Supported by the National(Key)Basic Research and Development(973)Program of China(2013CB430201)Climate Change Special Fund of the China Meteorological Administration(CCSF201330)China Meteorological Administration Special Public Welfare Research Fund(GYHY201406017)
文摘The quality controlled（RAW） and homogenized（ADJ） radiosonde temperatures within 850-30 hPa collected at 118 stations in China are compared,on a monthly mean basis,with the temperatures extracted from 8 reanalysis datasets（REA） including NCEP-1,NCEP-2,ERA-40（ECMWF 45-yr Reanalysis）,ERAInterim,JRA-55（Japanese 55-yr Reanalysis）,20CR（20th Century Reanalysis）,MERRA（Modern Era Retrospective-Analysis）,and CFSR（Climate Forecast System Reanalysis）.Average differences,correlations,standard deviations,and linear trends among RAW,ADJ,and REA for the period 1981-2010 are analyzed.The results reveal significant inhomogeneity in the time series of RAW radiosonde temperature in China;an overall negative adjustment was thus employed to obtain the ADJ temperatures,and the effect of the negative adjustment is the most significant within 200-100 hPa.Such a homogenization process has removed the system errors in RAW,possibly caused by radiosonde instrument changes and observation system upgrades.Hence,the correlation is higher between ADJ and REA than that between RAW and REA.The mean difference between ADJ and REA is about 1℃ during 1981-2010,while REA are mostly cooler in the troposphere and warmer in the stratosphere than ADJ;nonetheless,they have a significant high and positive correlation and their annual variability is notably consistent.Furthermore,the linear trends in REA and ADJ both demonstrate warming in the lower-mid troposphere and cooling in the mid stratosphere,with large uncertainties found in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere.In general,ERA-Interim,JRA-55,and MERRA are more consistent with ADJ than other reanalysis datasets.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract No.41576171
文摘New satellite-derived latent and sensible heat fluxes are performed by using Wind Sat wind speed, Wind Sat sea surface temperature, the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasting（ECMWF） air humidity, and ECMWF air temperature from 2004 to 2014. The 55 moored buoys are used to validate them by using the 30 min and 25 km collocation window. Furthermore, the objectively analyzed air-sea heat fluxes（OAFlux） products and the National Centers for Environmental Prediction-National Center for Atmospheric Research reanalysis 2（NCEP2） products are also used for global comparisons. The mean biases of sensible and latent heat fluxes between Wind Sat flux results and buoy flux data are –0.39 and –8.09 W/m^2, respectively. In addition, the rootmean-square（RMS） errors of the sensible and latent heat fluxes between them are 5.53 and 24.69 W/m^2,respectively. The RMS errors of sensible and latent heat fluxes are observed to gradually increase with an increasing buoy wind speed. The difference shows different characteristics with an increasing sea surface temperature, air humidity, and air temperature. The zonal average latent fluxes have some high regions which are mainly located in the trade wind zones where strong winds carry dry air in January, and the maximum value centers are found in the eastern waters of Japan and on the US east coast. Overall, the seasonal variability is pronounced in the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean. The three sensible and latent heat fluxes have similar latitudinal dependencies; however, some differences are found in some local regions.
基金supported by the Yantai Science and Technology Innovation Project(No.2023JCYJ097).
文摘The coastal regions of Laizhou Bay are highly susceptible to cold surges.This study used ERA5 reanalysis data from 2007 to 2022 and employed a hybrid model that integrates single-particle Lagrangian trajectories to statistically analyze the paths and intensity characteristics of cold surges in the Laizhou Bay area.Based on this analysis,a comparative analysis of outbreak processes,formation mechanisms,and causes of three different types of cold surge pathways was conducted.Results indicate variations in the characteristics of different cold surge pathways.Cold surges along the northern pathway originate from the Kara Sea.From a circula-tion perspective,the presence of a warm ridge over the Ural Mountains leads to the formation of a blocking system and an inverted‘Ω’flow pattern over Siberia.In contrast,cold surges along the northwest pathway originate from the Barents Sea,the Kara Sea,and the plains of Eastern Europe,with a pre-outbreak circulation displaying a characteristic‘ridge-trough-ridge’pattern.Finally,cold surges along the western pathway originate from the Norwegian Sea and the nearby plains of Eastern Europe,transitioning from a blocking pattern to a‘ridge-trough-ridge’pattern before the outbreak,distinguishing them from the northern and northwest path-ways.This research provides a basis for forecasting cold surge events in Laizhou Bay and for disaster prevention and mitigation in the coastal regions.
