In arid regions,the stable hydrogen and oxygen isotopic composition in raindrops is often modified by sub-cloud secondary evaporation when they descend from cloud base to ground through the unsaturated air.As a result...In arid regions,the stable hydrogen and oxygen isotopic composition in raindrops is often modified by sub-cloud secondary evaporation when they descend from cloud base to ground through the unsaturated air.As a result of kinetic fractionation,the slope and intercept of the δ^(2)H-δ^(18)O correlation equation decrease.The variation of deuterium excess from cloud base to the ground is often used to quantitatively evaluate the influence of secondary evaporation effect on isotopes in precipitation.Based on the event-based precipitation samples collected at Urumqi Glacier No.1,eastern Tianshan during four-year observation,the existence and impact of secondary evaporation effects were analyzed by the methods of isotope-evaporation model.Under high air temperature,small raindrop diameter and precipitation amount,and low relative humidity conditions,the remaining rate of raindrops is small and the change of deuterium excess is large relatively,and the slope and intercept of δ^(2)H-δ^(18)O correlation equation are much lower than those of Global Meteoric Water Line,which mean that the influence secondary evaporation on precipitation enhanced.While on the conditions of low air temperature,high relative humidity,heavy rainfall,and large raindrop diameter,the change of deuterium excess is small relatively and the remaining rate of raindrops is large,and the slope and intercept of δ^(2)H-δ^(18)O correlation equation increase,the secondary evaporation is weakened.The isotope-evaporation model described a good linear correlation between changes of deuterium excess and evaporation proportion with the slope of 0.90‰/%,which indicated that an increase of 1%in evaporation may result in a decrease of deuterium excess about 0.90‰.展开更多
The sub-cloud evaporation effect refers to the evaporation process for raindrops that fall from the cloud base to the ground, which is usually accompanied by depleted light isotopes and enriched heavy isotopes in the ...The sub-cloud evaporation effect refers to the evaporation process for raindrops that fall from the cloud base to the ground, which is usually accompanied by depleted light isotopes and enriched heavy isotopes in the precipitation. Based on 461 event-based precipitation samples collected from 12 weather stations in the Qilian Mountains and the Hexi Corridor from May to August of 2013, our results indicated that sub-cloud evaporation has a great influence on the δ^18O of precipitation, especially in small-amount precipitation events. In May, June, July, and August the δ18O composition was enriched by 35%, 26%, 39%, and 41%, respectively, from the cloud base to the ground. This influence clearly strengthened with temperature rise, from the Qilian Mountains to the Hexi Corridor. When falling raindrops are evaporated by 1.0% in the Qilian Mountains and the Hexi Corridor, the composition of δ18O would be enriched by 1.2% and 2.6%, respectively. Temperature dominated the sub-cloud evaporation in the Qilian Mountains, whereas relative humidity controlled it in the Hexi Corridor. These results provide new proofs of the evolutional process of stable isotopes in precipitation in arid regions.展开更多
In 1995, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a thermodynamic model based on the Greenhouse Effect, aiming to forecast global temperatures. This study delves into the intricacies of that model...In 1995, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a thermodynamic model based on the Greenhouse Effect, aiming to forecast global temperatures. This study delves into the intricacies of that model. Some interesting observations are revealed. The IPCC model equated average temperatures with average energy fluxes, which can cause significant errors. The model assumed that all energy fluxes remained constant, and the Earth emitted infrared radiation as if it were a blackbody. Neither of those conditions exists. The IPCC’s definition of Climate Change only includes events caused by human actions, excluding most causes. Satellite data aimed at the tops of clouds may have inferred a high Greenhouse Gas absorption flux. The model showed more energy coming from the atmosphere than absorbed from the sun, which may have caused a violation of the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics. There were unexpectedly large gaps in the satellite data that aligned with various absorption bands of Greenhouse Gases, possibly caused by photon scattering associated with re-emissions. Based on science, we developed a cloud-based climate model that complied with the Radiation Laws and the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics. The Cloud Model showed that 81.3% of the outgoing reflected and infrared radiation was applicable to the clouds and water vapor. In comparison, the involvement of CO<sub>2</sub> was only 0.04%, making it too minuscule to measure reliably.展开更多
A closed-cell marine stratocumulus case during the Aerosol and Cloud Experiments in the Eastern North Atlantic(ACE-ENA)aircraft field campaign is selected to examine the heterogeneities of cloud and drizzle microphysi...A closed-cell marine stratocumulus case during the Aerosol and Cloud Experiments in the Eastern North Atlantic(ACE-ENA)aircraft field campaign is selected to examine the heterogeneities of cloud and drizzle microphysical properties and the aerosol-cloud-precipitation interactions.The spatial and vertical variabilities of cloud and drizzle microphysics are found in two different sets of flight legs:Leg-1 and Leg-2,which are parallel and perpendicular to the cloud propagation,respectively.The cloud along Leg-2 was close to adiabatic,where cloud-droplet effective radius and liquid water content linearly increase from cloud base to cloud top with less drizzle.The cloud along Leg-1 was sub-adiabatic with lower clouddroplet number concentration and larger cloud-droplet effective,but higher drizzle droplet number concentration,larger drizzle droplet median diameter and drizzle liquid water content.The heavier drizzle frequency and intensity on Leg-1 were enhanced by the collision-coalescence processes within cloud due to strong turbulence.The sub-cloud precipitation rate on Leg-1 was significantly higher than that along Leg-2.As a result,the sub-cloud accumulation mode aerosols and CCN on Leg-1 were depleted,but the coarse model aerosols increased.This further leads to a counter-intuitive phenomenon that the CCN is less than cloud-droplet number concentration for Leg-1.The average CCN loss rates are −3.89 cm^(-3)h^(-1)and −0.77 cm^(-3)h^(-1) on Leg-1 and Leg-2,respectively.The cloud and drizzle heterogeneities inside the same stratocumulus can significantly alter the sub-cloud aerosols and CCN budget.Hence it should be treated with caution in the aircraft assessment of aerosol-cloud-precipitation interactions.展开更多
基金funded by The Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research(No.2019QZKK0201)the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Class A)(Nos.XDA20060201,XDA20020102)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.41761134093,41471058)The SKLCS founding(No.SKLCS-ZZ-2020)。
文摘In arid regions,the stable hydrogen and oxygen isotopic composition in raindrops is often modified by sub-cloud secondary evaporation when they descend from cloud base to ground through the unsaturated air.As a result of kinetic fractionation,the slope and intercept of the δ^(2)H-δ^(18)O correlation equation decrease.The variation of deuterium excess from cloud base to the ground is often used to quantitatively evaluate the influence of secondary evaporation effect on isotopes in precipitation.Based on the event-based precipitation samples collected at Urumqi Glacier No.1,eastern Tianshan during four-year observation,the existence and impact of secondary evaporation effects were analyzed by the methods of isotope-evaporation model.Under high air temperature,small raindrop diameter and precipitation amount,and low relative humidity conditions,the remaining rate of raindrops is small and the change of deuterium excess is large relatively,and the slope and intercept of δ^(2)H-δ^(18)O correlation equation are much lower than those of Global Meteoric Water Line,which mean that the influence secondary evaporation on precipitation enhanced.While on the conditions of low air temperature,high relative humidity,heavy rainfall,and large raindrop diameter,the change of deuterium excess is small relatively and the remaining rate of raindrops is large,and the slope and intercept of δ^(2)H-δ^(18)O correlation equation increase,the secondary evaporation is weakened.The isotope-evaporation model described a good linear correlation between changes of deuterium excess and evaporation proportion with the slope of 0.90‰/%,which indicated that an increase of 1%in evaporation may result in a decrease of deuterium excess about 0.90‰.
基金supported by a West Light Program for Talent Cultivation of the Chinese Academy of SciencesGansu Province Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars (No. 1506RJDA282)+3 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation (No. 91547102)the CAS/SAFEA International Partnership Program for Creative Research Teamsa postdoctoral fellowship of ZongXing Li in the International Exchange Plans from the China Postdoctoral Association (No. 20140043)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association, CAS (No. 2013274)
文摘The sub-cloud evaporation effect refers to the evaporation process for raindrops that fall from the cloud base to the ground, which is usually accompanied by depleted light isotopes and enriched heavy isotopes in the precipitation. Based on 461 event-based precipitation samples collected from 12 weather stations in the Qilian Mountains and the Hexi Corridor from May to August of 2013, our results indicated that sub-cloud evaporation has a great influence on the δ^18O of precipitation, especially in small-amount precipitation events. In May, June, July, and August the δ18O composition was enriched by 35%, 26%, 39%, and 41%, respectively, from the cloud base to the ground. This influence clearly strengthened with temperature rise, from the Qilian Mountains to the Hexi Corridor. When falling raindrops are evaporated by 1.0% in the Qilian Mountains and the Hexi Corridor, the composition of δ18O would be enriched by 1.2% and 2.6%, respectively. Temperature dominated the sub-cloud evaporation in the Qilian Mountains, whereas relative humidity controlled it in the Hexi Corridor. These results provide new proofs of the evolutional process of stable isotopes in precipitation in arid regions.
文摘In 1995, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a thermodynamic model based on the Greenhouse Effect, aiming to forecast global temperatures. This study delves into the intricacies of that model. Some interesting observations are revealed. The IPCC model equated average temperatures with average energy fluxes, which can cause significant errors. The model assumed that all energy fluxes remained constant, and the Earth emitted infrared radiation as if it were a blackbody. Neither of those conditions exists. The IPCC’s definition of Climate Change only includes events caused by human actions, excluding most causes. Satellite data aimed at the tops of clouds may have inferred a high Greenhouse Gas absorption flux. The model showed more energy coming from the atmosphere than absorbed from the sun, which may have caused a violation of the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics. There were unexpectedly large gaps in the satellite data that aligned with various absorption bands of Greenhouse Gases, possibly caused by photon scattering associated with re-emissions. Based on science, we developed a cloud-based climate model that complied with the Radiation Laws and the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics. The Cloud Model showed that 81.3% of the outgoing reflected and infrared radiation was applicable to the clouds and water vapor. In comparison, the involvement of CO<sub>2</sub> was only 0.04%, making it too minuscule to measure reliably.
基金supported by the NSF grants AGS-2031750 and AGS-2031751supported as part of the “Enabling Aerosol-cloud interactions at GLobal convection-permitting scal ES (EAGLES)” project (74358),funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research, Earth System Modeling program with the subcontract to the University of Arizona
文摘A closed-cell marine stratocumulus case during the Aerosol and Cloud Experiments in the Eastern North Atlantic(ACE-ENA)aircraft field campaign is selected to examine the heterogeneities of cloud and drizzle microphysical properties and the aerosol-cloud-precipitation interactions.The spatial and vertical variabilities of cloud and drizzle microphysics are found in two different sets of flight legs:Leg-1 and Leg-2,which are parallel and perpendicular to the cloud propagation,respectively.The cloud along Leg-2 was close to adiabatic,where cloud-droplet effective radius and liquid water content linearly increase from cloud base to cloud top with less drizzle.The cloud along Leg-1 was sub-adiabatic with lower clouddroplet number concentration and larger cloud-droplet effective,but higher drizzle droplet number concentration,larger drizzle droplet median diameter and drizzle liquid water content.The heavier drizzle frequency and intensity on Leg-1 were enhanced by the collision-coalescence processes within cloud due to strong turbulence.The sub-cloud precipitation rate on Leg-1 was significantly higher than that along Leg-2.As a result,the sub-cloud accumulation mode aerosols and CCN on Leg-1 were depleted,but the coarse model aerosols increased.This further leads to a counter-intuitive phenomenon that the CCN is less than cloud-droplet number concentration for Leg-1.The average CCN loss rates are −3.89 cm^(-3)h^(-1)and −0.77 cm^(-3)h^(-1) on Leg-1 and Leg-2,respectively.The cloud and drizzle heterogeneities inside the same stratocumulus can significantly alter the sub-cloud aerosols and CCN budget.Hence it should be treated with caution in the aircraft assessment of aerosol-cloud-precipitation interactions.
