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
Forecasting uncertainties among meteorological fields have long been recognized as the main limitation on the accuracy and predictability of air quality forecasts.However,the particular impact of meteorological foreca...Forecasting uncertainties among meteorological fields have long been recognized as the main limitation on the accuracy and predictability of air quality forecasts.However,the particular impact of meteorological forecasting uncertainties on air quality forecasts specific to different seasons is still not well known.In this study,a series of forecasts with different forecast lead times for January,April,July,and October of 2018 are conducted over the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei(BTH)region and the impacts of meteorological forecasting uncertainties on surface PM_(2.5)concentration forecasts with each lead time are investigated.With increased lead time,the forecasted PM_(2.5)concentrations significantly change and demonstrate obvious seasonal variations.In general,the forecasting uncertainties in monthly mean surface PM_(2.5)concentrations in the BTH region due to lead time are the largest(80%)in spring,followed by autumn(~50%),summer(~40%),and winter(20%).In winter,the forecasting uncertainties in total surface PM_(2.5)mass due to lead time are mainly due to the uncertainties in PBL heights and hence the PBL mixing of anthropogenic primary particles.In spring,the forecasting uncertainties are mainly from the impacts of lead time on lower-tropospheric northwesterly winds,thereby further enhancing the condensation production of anthropogenic secondary particles by the long-range transport of natural dust.In summer,the forecasting uncertainties result mainly from the decrease in dry and wet deposition rates,which are associated with the reduction of near-surface wind speed and precipitation rate.In autumn,the forecasting uncertainties arise mainly from the change in the transport of remote natural dust and anthropogenic particles,which is associated with changes in the large-scale circulation.展开更多
Through extension of canonical correlation to the analysis of meteorological element fields (MEF), a concept from combination of canonical autocorrelation with canonical autoregression (CAR) is developed for short-ter...Through extension of canonical correlation to the analysis of meteorological element fields (MEF), a concept from combination of canonical autocorrelation with canonical autoregression (CAR) is developed for short-term climatic prediction of MEFs with a formulated scheme. Experi- mental results suggest that the scheme is of encouraging usefulness to a weak persistence MEF, i.e., rainfall field and, in particular, to a strong persistance one like a SST field.展开更多
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 Research and Development Program of China(No.2022YFC3700701)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41775146,42061134009)+1 种基金USTC Research Funds of the Double First-Class Initiative(YD2080002007)Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB41000000).
文摘Forecasting uncertainties among meteorological fields have long been recognized as the main limitation on the accuracy and predictability of air quality forecasts.However,the particular impact of meteorological forecasting uncertainties on air quality forecasts specific to different seasons is still not well known.In this study,a series of forecasts with different forecast lead times for January,April,July,and October of 2018 are conducted over the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei(BTH)region and the impacts of meteorological forecasting uncertainties on surface PM_(2.5)concentration forecasts with each lead time are investigated.With increased lead time,the forecasted PM_(2.5)concentrations significantly change and demonstrate obvious seasonal variations.In general,the forecasting uncertainties in monthly mean surface PM_(2.5)concentrations in the BTH region due to lead time are the largest(80%)in spring,followed by autumn(~50%),summer(~40%),and winter(20%).In winter,the forecasting uncertainties in total surface PM_(2.5)mass due to lead time are mainly due to the uncertainties in PBL heights and hence the PBL mixing of anthropogenic primary particles.In spring,the forecasting uncertainties are mainly from the impacts of lead time on lower-tropospheric northwesterly winds,thereby further enhancing the condensation production of anthropogenic secondary particles by the long-range transport of natural dust.In summer,the forecasting uncertainties result mainly from the decrease in dry and wet deposition rates,which are associated with the reduction of near-surface wind speed and precipitation rate.In autumn,the forecasting uncertainties arise mainly from the change in the transport of remote natural dust and anthropogenic particles,which is associated with changes in the large-scale circulation.
文摘Through extension of canonical correlation to the analysis of meteorological element fields (MEF), a concept from combination of canonical autocorrelation with canonical autoregression (CAR) is developed for short-term climatic prediction of MEFs with a formulated scheme. Experi- mental results suggest that the scheme is of encouraging usefulness to a weak persistence MEF, i.e., rainfall field and, in particular, to a strong persistance one like a SST field.
