Pub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2024-10-25DOI: 10.1016/j.aosl.2024.100561
Aoqi Zhou , Chaoxia Yuan
The intensification of extreme precipitation (EP) under global warming presents a substantial risk to human safety and societal progress. Studying the specific impacts of global warming on rare EP events in China not only enhances the comprehension of these shifts, but also paves the way for the development of proactive strategies to alleviate associated damages. Results from large-ensemble simulation data demonstrate that global warming has led to an enhancement in once-in-a-decade EP events in parts of western and central China over the past few decades, with the strengthening of the South Asia high (SAH) caused by global warming playing a dominant role. The strengthening of the SAH corresponds to an intensification and westward extension of the western Pacific subtropical high in the lower troposphere. The region between these two systems experiences enhanced upward motion and increased southwesterly water vapor transport, leading to a rise in climatological precipitation in western and central China, thereby raising the threshold for once-in-a-decade EP events.
{"title":"Global warming intensifies once-in-a-decade extreme precipitation in summer in China","authors":"Aoqi Zhou , Chaoxia Yuan","doi":"10.1016/j.aosl.2024.100561","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aosl.2024.100561","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The intensification of extreme precipitation (EP) under global warming presents a substantial risk to human safety and societal progress. Studying the specific impacts of global warming on rare EP events in China not only enhances the comprehension of these shifts, but also paves the way for the development of proactive strategies to alleviate associated damages. Results from large-ensemble simulation data demonstrate that global warming has led to an enhancement in once-in-a-decade EP events in parts of western and central China over the past few decades, with the strengthening of the South Asia high (SAH) caused by global warming playing a dominant role. The strengthening of the SAH corresponds to an intensification and westward extension of the western Pacific subtropical high in the lower troposphere. The region between these two systems experiences enhanced upward motion and increased southwesterly water vapor transport, leading to a rise in climatological precipitation in western and central China, thereby raising the threshold for once-in-a-decade EP events.</div><div>摘要</div><div>全球变暖下极端降水 (EP) 的加剧对人类安全和社会发展构成了重大威胁. 研究全球变暖对中国罕见极端降水事件的影响, 不仅能加深大家对这些变化的理解, 还为制定应对政策铺平了道路. 大样本模拟数据表明, 在过去几十年中, 全球变暖加剧了中国西部和中部部分地区十年一遇的极端降水事件, 其中因全球变暖而增强的南亚高压 (SAH) 起到了主导作用. SAH的增强与对流层低层西太副高的增强西伸密切相关. 这两个系统间的区域经历了更强的上升运动和增强的西南水汽输送, 导致中国西部和中部的气候态降水增加, 从而提高了十年一遇极端降水事件的阈值.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47210,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters","volume":"18 4","pages":"Article 100561"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144169723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2024-06-08DOI: 10.1016/j.aosl.2024.100532
Xin Yue , Xiao Tang , Bo Hu , Keyi Chen , Qizhong Wu , Lei Kong , Huangjian Wu , Zifa Wang , Jiang Zhu
Solar energy is a pivotal clean energy source in the transition to carbon neutrality from fossil fuels. However, the intermittent and stochastic characteristics of solar radiation pose challenges for accurate simulation and prediction. Accurately simulating and predicting solar radiation and its variability are crucial for optimizing solar energy utilization. This study conducted simulation experiments using the WRF-Solar model from 25 June to 25 July 2022, to evaluate the accuracy and performance of the simulated solar radiation across China. The simulations covered the whole country with a grid spacing of 27 km and were compared with ground observation network data from the Chinese Ecosystem Research Network. The results indicated that WRF-Solar can accurately capture the spatiotemporal patterns of global horizontal irradiance over China, but there is still an overestimation of solar radiation, and the model underestimates the total cloud cover. The root-mean-square error ranged from 92.83 to 188.13 and the mean bias (MB) ranged from 21.05 to 56.22 . The simulation showed the smallest MB at Lhasa on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, while the largest MB was observed in Southeast China. To enhance the accuracy of solar radiation simulation, the authors compared the Fast All-sky Radiation Model for Solar with the Rapid Radiative Transfer Model for General Circulation Models and found that the former provides better simulation.
太阳能是从化石燃料向碳中和过渡的关键清洁能源。然而,太阳辐射的间歇性和随机性给精确模拟和预测带来了挑战。准确模拟和预测太阳辐射及其变异性是优化太阳能利用的关键。本研究利用WRF-Solar模式于2022年6月25日至7月25日进行了模拟实验,以评估模拟中国各地太阳辐射的准确性和性能。模拟覆盖全国,网格间距为27 km,并与中国生态系统研究网络地面观测数据进行对比。结果表明,WRF-Solar模型能够准确地捕捉中国地区全球水平辐照度的时空格局,但仍存在对太阳辐射的高估和对总云量的低估。均方根误差为92.83 ~ 188.13 Wm−2,平均偏差(MB)为21.05 ~ 56.22 Wm−2。模拟结果显示,青藏高原拉萨的MB最小,而中国东南部的MB最大。为了提高太阳辐射模拟的精度,作者将太阳全天快速辐射模型与大气环流快速辐射传输模型进行了比较,发现前者能更好地模拟太阳辐射。本研究使用WRF-Solar模式对中国2022年6月25日至7月25日的太阳辐射情况进行了深入模拟,模式网格水平分辨率为27公里,通过与中国生态系统研究网络(CERN)的地面观测网络数据的37个观测站点进行对比,以评估模式性能。结果表明:WRF-Solar模式能较好地捕捉到中国上空的辐照度全球健康行动计划(全球水平照度)的时空分布特征,但存在高估太阳辐射量,以及低估总云量的情况。全国的总辐射模拟均方根误差范围为92.83 - -188.13 W m−2,平均偏差范围为21.05 - -56.22 W m−2。青藏高原拉萨站的偏差最小, 在中国东南部的偏差最大. 为了进一步提升太阳辐射模拟的精确度,本研究还对比了农场与RRTMG辐射方案,发现农场方案的模拟精度更高。
{"title":"Evaluation of the simulation performance of WRF-Solar for a summer month in China using ground observation network data","authors":"Xin Yue , Xiao Tang , Bo Hu , Keyi Chen , Qizhong Wu , Lei Kong , Huangjian Wu , Zifa Wang , Jiang Zhu","doi":"10.1016/j.aosl.2024.100532","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aosl.2024.100532","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Solar energy is a pivotal clean energy source in the transition to carbon neutrality from fossil fuels. However, the intermittent and stochastic characteristics of solar radiation pose challenges for accurate simulation and prediction. Accurately simulating and predicting solar radiation and its variability are crucial for optimizing solar energy utilization. This study conducted simulation experiments using the WRF-Solar model from 25 June to 25 July 2022, to evaluate the accuracy and performance of the simulated solar radiation across China. The simulations covered the whole country with a grid spacing of 27 km and were compared with ground observation network data from the Chinese Ecosystem Research Network. The results indicated that WRF-Solar can accurately capture the spatiotemporal patterns of global horizontal irradiance over China, but there is still an overestimation of solar radiation, and the model underestimates the total cloud cover. The root-mean-square error ranged from 92.83 to 188.13 <span><math><mrow><mrow><mi>W</mi><mspace></mspace></mrow><msup><mrow><mi>m</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>2</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></math></span> and the mean bias (MB) ranged from 21.05 to 56.22 <span><math><mrow><mrow><mi>W</mi><mspace></mspace></mrow><msup><mrow><mi>m</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>2</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></math></span>. The simulation showed the smallest MB at Lhasa on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, while the largest MB was observed in Southeast China. To enhance the accuracy of solar radiation simulation, the authors compared the Fast All-sky Radiation Model for Solar with the Rapid Radiative Transfer Model for General Circulation Models and found that the former provides better simulation.</div><div>摘要</div><div>准确模拟和预测太阳辐射及其变化对于优化太阳能利用至关重要. 本研究使用WRF-Solar模式对中国2022 年 6 月 25 日至 7 月 25 日的太阳辐射情况进行了深入模拟, 模式网格水平分辨率为27 km, 通过与中国生态系统研究网络 (CERN) 的地面观测网络数据的37个观测站点进行对比, 以评估模式性能. 结果表明: WRF-Solar模式能较好地捕捉到中国上空的辐照度GHI (Global Horizontal Irradiance) 的时空分布特征, 但存在高估太阳辐射量, 以及低估总云量的情况. 全国的总辐射模拟均方根误差范围为92.83–188.13 W m<sup>−2</sup>, 平均偏差范围为21.05–56.22 W m<sup>−2</sup>. 青藏高原拉萨站的偏差最小, 在中国东南部的偏差最大. 为了进一步提升太阳辐射模拟的精确度, 本研究还对比了FARMS与RRTMG辐射方案, 发现FARMS方案的模拟精度更高.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47210,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters","volume":"18 4","pages":"Article 100532"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141394617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2025-02-27DOI: 10.1016/j.aosl.2025.100609
Yuting Ma , Xinyong Shen , Liang Zhao , Zijia Wang , Huibin Wang , Yihui Ding , Jingsong Wang , Yanju Liu , Cunrui Huang
Compound extreme climate events involving multiple meteorological elements usually have a more severe impact on the environment and human health than single-element extreme events. However, the current definition of multi-element compound extreme events is proposed from meteorological and statistical perspectives, without integrating health data, making the conclusions less practical for guiding health risk prevention. This study identified the threshold for hot–dry compound extreme events with high mortality risks (HMHDs) in China, using daily mortality data and temperature–humidity data from 278 districts or counties, and explored the interdecadal change and driving mechanisms of HMHD frequency in China from 1979 to 2021. The results show a significant increase in annual HMHD frequency in China after 2000, mainly occurring in summer (June, July, August). The northwestern to western regions of China (Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Gansu), and from the southwestern to the areas south of the Yangtze River (Sichuan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guizhou, Yunnan), experience an increase of >10 days. The authors find that the interdecadal abrupt change in HMHD frequency can be attributed to the shift of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation from a negative to a positive phase by affecting the Silk Road teleconnection.
{"title":"The increase in hot–dry events with a high risk of mortality in China associated with the phase transition of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation","authors":"Yuting Ma , Xinyong Shen , Liang Zhao , Zijia Wang , Huibin Wang , Yihui Ding , Jingsong Wang , Yanju Liu , Cunrui Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.aosl.2025.100609","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aosl.2025.100609","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Compound extreme climate events involving multiple meteorological elements usually have a more severe impact on the environment and human health than single-element extreme events. However, the current definition of multi-element compound extreme events is proposed from meteorological and statistical perspectives, without integrating health data, making the conclusions less practical for guiding health risk prevention. This study identified the threshold for hot–dry compound extreme events with high mortality risks (HMHDs) in China, using daily mortality data and temperature–humidity data from 278 districts or counties, and explored the interdecadal change and driving mechanisms of HMHD frequency in China from 1979 to 2021. The results show a significant increase in annual HMHD frequency in China after 2000, mainly occurring in summer (June, July, August). The northwestern to western regions of China (Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Gansu), and from the southwestern to the areas south of the Yangtze River (Sichuan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guizhou, Yunnan), experience an increase of >10 days. The authors find that the interdecadal abrupt change in HMHD frequency can be attributed to the shift of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation from a negative to a positive phase by affecting the Silk Road teleconnection.</div><div>摘要</div><div>目前对复合极端事件的定义主要从气象和统计学角度出发, 未能结合健康数据, 使相关研究在指导健康风险预防方面的实用性较差. 本研究利用中国死亡数据和温湿度数据, 识别了中国高死亡风险的复合极端干热事件 (HMHDs) 的阈值, 并探讨了HMHD频率的年代际变化及其驱动机制. 结果显示, 中国西北地区, 西南地区和江南地区的HMHD频率平均每年都超过10 天. 2000年后, 中国HMHD频率显著增加, 主要发生在夏季. 驱动机制分析表明, HMHD频率的年代际变化可以归因于大西洋多年代际振荡由负相位转变为正相位. 本研究可为气候变化导致的健康风险防控提供参考依据.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47210,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters","volume":"18 4","pages":"Article 100609"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144169701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2024-12-25DOI: 10.1016/j.aosl.2024.100588
Lijun Hu , Bin Yao , Shiwen Teng , Byung-Ju Sohn , Hongchun Jin , Chao Liu
Mixed-phase clouds (MPCs) involve complex microphysical and dynamical processes of cloud formation and dissipation, which are crucial for numerical weather prediction and cloud-climate feedback. However, satellite remote sensing of MPC properties is still challenging, and there is seldom MPC result inferred from passive spectral observations. This study examines the spectral characteristics of MPCs in the shortwave-infrared (SWIR) channels over the wavelength of 0.4–2.5 µm, and evaluates the potential of current operational satellite spectroradiometer channels for MPC retrievals. With optical properties of MPCs based on the assumption of uniform mixing of both ice and liquid water particles, the effects of MPC ice optical thickness fraction (IOTF) and effective radius on associated optical properties are analyzed. As expected, results indicate that the MPC optical properties show features for ice and liquid water clouds, and their spectral variations show noticeable differences from those for homogeneous cases. A radiative transfer method is employed to examine the sensitivity of SWIR channels to given MPC cloud water path (CWP) and IOTF. MPCs have unique signal characteristics in the SWIR spectrum. The 0.87-µm channel is most sensitive to CWP. Meanwhile, the 1.61- and 2.13-µm channels are more sensitive to water-dominated MPCs (IOTF approaching 0), and the 2.25-µm channel is sensitive to both water-dominated and ice-dominated MPCs (IOTF approaching 1). Such spectral differences are potentially possible to be used to infer MPC properties based on radiometer observations, which will be investigated in future studies.
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Pub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2024-10-23DOI: 10.1016/j.aosl.2024.100558
Yong Liu , Zhencai Du
This study investigated the fluctuations in the relationship between the Silk Road Pattern (SRP) and the boreal summer North Atlantic Oscillation (SNAO). The results indicated that the SRP–SNAO relationship was relatively weak during 1958–2022, which was primarily due to fluctuations, particularly the reversal in their relationship since the late 1990s. Using wavelet coherence analysis, the authors identified a strong SRP–SNAO linkage on a 4–8-yr timescale, in particular during the mid-1970s to the early/mid-1990s. This strong linkage is mainly attributable to the intensification and eastward movement of the southern part of the SNAO around the mid/late 1970s, which favored the strong connection between the SNAO and the SRP. Additionally, the interdecadal changes of the atmospheric circulations over the North Atlantic and Eurasia around the mid/late 1970s that resembled the circulation anomalies related to the strong SRP–SNAO linkage, may also have provided a favorable background for the strong connection between the two teleconnections. These findings on the fluctuations in the SRP–SNAO linkage may offer important implications for understanding the impact of the SNAO on the SRP and the variability of the SRP.
{"title":"Fluctuations in the relationship between the Silk Road Pattern and the summer North Atlantic Oscillation","authors":"Yong Liu , Zhencai Du","doi":"10.1016/j.aosl.2024.100558","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aosl.2024.100558","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigated the fluctuations in the relationship between the Silk Road Pattern (SRP) and the boreal summer North Atlantic Oscillation (SNAO). The results indicated that the SRP–SNAO relationship was relatively weak during 1958–2022, which was primarily due to fluctuations, particularly the reversal in their relationship since the late 1990s. Using wavelet coherence analysis, the authors identified a strong SRP–SNAO linkage on a 4–8-yr timescale, in particular during the mid-1970s to the early/mid-1990s. This strong linkage is mainly attributable to the intensification and eastward movement of the southern part of the SNAO around the mid/late 1970s, which favored the strong connection between the SNAO and the SRP. Additionally, the interdecadal changes of the atmospheric circulations over the North Atlantic and Eurasia around the mid/late 1970s that resembled the circulation anomalies related to the strong SRP–SNAO linkage, may also have provided a favorable background for the strong connection between the two teleconnections. These findings on the fluctuations in the SRP–SNAO linkage may offer important implications for understanding the impact of the SNAO on the SRP and the variability of the SRP.</div><div>摘要</div><div>本文利用近60年大气再分析数据, 研究了丝绸之路型遥相关 (Silk Road Pattern, SRP) 与夏季北大西洋涛动 (North Atlantic Oscillation, SNAO) 关系的不稳定性及其可能成因. 结果表明, 近60年来, SRP与SNAO的关系具有明显的不稳定性. 两者关系在1970s中期至1990s中期显著增强, 特别在4-8年时间尺度上. 两者关系的增强主要与1970s中后期以来SNAO南部中心增强, 位置东移有关. 同时, 北大西洋和欧亚区域夏季大气环流在1970s末的年代际异常也为两者之间关系的增强提供了有利的气候背景.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47210,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters","volume":"18 4","pages":"Article 100558"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144169721","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2024-09-18DOI: 10.1016/j.aosl.2024.100553
Yuyang Guo , Yongqiang Yu , Jiping Liu
Arctic sea ice is an important component of the global climate system and has experienced rapid changes during in the past few decades, the prediction of which is a significant application for climate models. In this study, a Localized Error Subspace Transform Kalman Filter is employed in a coupled climate system model (the Flexible Global Ocean–Atmosphere–Land System Model, version f3-L (FGOALS-f3-L)) to assimilate sea-ice concentration (SIC) and sea-ice thickness (SIT) data for melting-season ice predictions. The scheme is applied through the following steps: (1) initialization for generating initial ensembles; (2) analysis for assimilating observed data; (3) adoption for dividing ice states into five thickness categories; (4) forecast for evolving the model; (5) resampling for updating model uncertainties. Several experiments were conducted to examine its results and impacts. Compared with the control experiment, the continuous assimilation experiments (CTNs) indicate assimilations improve model SICs and SITs persistently and generate realistic initials. Assimilating SIC+SIT data better corrects overestimated model SITs spatially than when only assimilating SIC data. The continuous assimilation restart experiments indicate the initials from the CTNs correct the overestimated marginal SICs and overall SITs remarkably well, as well as the cold biases in the oceanic and atmospheric models. The initials with SIC+SIT assimilated show more reasonable spatial improvements. Nevertheless, the SICs in the central Arctic undergo abnormal summer reductions, which is probably because overestimated SITs are reduced in the initials but the strong seasonal cycle (summer melting) biases are unchanged. Therefore, since systematic biases are complicated in a coupled system, for FGOALS-f3-L to make better ice predictions, oceanic and atmospheric assimilations are expected required.
{"title":"Employment of an Arctic sea-ice data assimilation scheme in the coupled climate system model FGOALS-f3-L and its preliminary results","authors":"Yuyang Guo , Yongqiang Yu , Jiping Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.aosl.2024.100553","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aosl.2024.100553","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Arctic sea ice is an important component of the global climate system and has experienced rapid changes during in the past few decades, the prediction of which is a significant application for climate models. In this study, a Localized Error Subspace Transform Kalman Filter is employed in a coupled climate system model (the Flexible Global Ocean–Atmosphere–Land System Model, version f3-L (FGOALS-f3-L)) to assimilate sea-ice concentration (SIC) and sea-ice thickness (SIT) data for melting-season ice predictions. The scheme is applied through the following steps: (1) initialization for generating initial ensembles; (2) analysis for assimilating observed data; (3) adoption for dividing ice states into five thickness categories; (4) forecast for evolving the model; (5) resampling for updating model uncertainties. Several experiments were conducted to examine its results and impacts. Compared with the control experiment, the continuous assimilation experiments (CTNs) indicate assimilations improve model SICs and SITs persistently and generate realistic initials. Assimilating SIC+SIT data better corrects overestimated model SITs spatially than when only assimilating SIC data. The continuous assimilation restart experiments indicate the initials from the CTNs correct the overestimated marginal SICs and overall SITs remarkably well, as well as the cold biases in the oceanic and atmospheric models. The initials with SIC+SIT assimilated show more reasonable spatial improvements. Nevertheless, the SICs in the central Arctic undergo abnormal summer reductions, which is probably because overestimated SITs are reduced in the initials but the strong seasonal cycle (summer melting) biases are unchanged. Therefore, since systematic biases are complicated in a coupled system, for FGOALS-f3-L to make better ice predictions, oceanic and atmospheric assimilations are expected required.</div><div>摘要</div><div>当前, 快速变化的北极海冰对全球气候有重要影响, 海冰的预报是气候模式的重要应用方向之一. 本研究基于PDAF同化框架, 使用LESTKF方法将北极海冰密集度 (SIC) 和厚度 (SIT) 观测数据同化到气候系统模式FGOALS-f3-L中开展融化季节的海冰预测. 同化的引入共分为集合初始化, 同化分析, 分析场引入, 模式预报, 集合重采样等五个步骤. 试验表明, 连续同化可以持续改进模式模拟的SIC和SIT并生成接近真实的初始场, 同时同化SIC和SIT比只同化SIC能更好地纠正SIT的空间偏差. 利用连续同化生成的初始场进行预报, 能够显著减少海冰边缘的SIC多偏差, 整体的SIT厚偏差以及海洋和大气中的冷偏差, 使用同化了SIC和SIT的初始场能带来更合理的空间改进. 但受模式中海冰季节循环偏强的影响, 预报的夏季海冰会出现偏少, 这表明在耦合系统中准确预报海冰还需纳入海洋和大气同化.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47210,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters","volume":"18 4","pages":"Article 100553"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144169720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2024-10-24DOI: 10.1016/j.aosl.2024.100559
Fang Huang , Mingjian Zeng , Zhongfeng Xu , Boni Wang , Ming Sun , Hangcheng Ge , Shoukang Wu
Vector winds play a crucial role in weather and climate, as well as the effective utilization of wind energy resources. However, limited research has been conducted on treating the wind field as a vector field in the evaluation of numerical weather prediction models. In this study, the authors treat vector winds as a whole by employing a vector field evaluation method, and evaluate the mesoscale model of the China Meteorological Administration (CMA-MESO) and ECMWF forecast, with reference to ERA5 reanalysis, in terms of multiple aspects of vector winds over eastern China in 2022. The results show that the ECMWF forecast is superior to CMA-MESO in predicting the spatial distribution and intensity of 10-m vector winds. Both models overestimate the wind speed in East China, and CMA-MESO overestimates the wind speed to a greater extent. The forecasting skill of the vector wind field in both models decreases with increasing lead time. The forecasting skill of CMA-MESO fluctuates more and decreases faster than that of the ECMWF forecast. There is a significant negative correlation between the model vector wind forecasting skill and terrain height. This study provides a scientific evaluation of the local application of vector wind forecasts of the CMA-MESO model and ECMWF forecast.
{"title":"Evaluating vector winds over eastern China in 2022 predicted by the CMA-MESO model and ECMWF forecast","authors":"Fang Huang , Mingjian Zeng , Zhongfeng Xu , Boni Wang , Ming Sun , Hangcheng Ge , Shoukang Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.aosl.2024.100559","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aosl.2024.100559","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Vector winds play a crucial role in weather and climate, as well as the effective utilization of wind energy resources. However, limited research has been conducted on treating the wind field as a vector field in the evaluation of numerical weather prediction models. In this study, the authors treat vector winds as a whole by employing a vector field evaluation method, and evaluate the mesoscale model of the China Meteorological Administration (CMA-MESO) and ECMWF forecast, with reference to ERA5 reanalysis, in terms of multiple aspects of vector winds over eastern China in 2022. The results show that the ECMWF forecast is superior to CMA-MESO in predicting the spatial distribution and intensity of 10-m vector winds. Both models overestimate the wind speed in East China, and CMA-MESO overestimates the wind speed to a greater extent. The forecasting skill of the vector wind field in both models decreases with increasing lead time. The forecasting skill of CMA-MESO fluctuates more and decreases faster than that of the ECMWF forecast. There is a significant negative correlation between the model vector wind forecasting skill and terrain height. This study provides a scientific evaluation of the local application of vector wind forecasts of the CMA-MESO model and ECMWF forecast.</div><div>摘要</div><div>本文利用矢量场评估VFE方法, 从矢量场角度系统性评估CMA-MESO模式与ECMWF模式对2022年华东地区10 m高度矢量风场的预报技巧. 结果表明, ECMWF模式对矢量风场空间分布与风场强度的预报均优于CMA-MESO模式. CMA-MESO模式明显高估了矢量风场的强度. 模式预报技巧随着预报时效的延长而下降, 其中以CMA-MESO模式的预报技巧波动更大, 衰减更迅速. 本研究将为CMA-MESO模式与ECMWF模式风场预报产品的本地化应用, 提供一个科学的评估依据.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47210,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters","volume":"18 4","pages":"Article 100559"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144169722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2024-06-08DOI: 10.1016/j.aosl.2024.100531
Yinan Xie, Fenghua Xie
There is a significant bias in the precipitation frequency (PF) obtained from numerical model simulations. In this study, the authors use the temperature asymmetry (TA) as an indirect indicator to predict PF. The empirical orthogonal function method is used to analyze the spatiotemporal correlation of TA and PF at interannual and interdecadal time scales. Furthermore, the authors explore using the TA to improve PF prediction in CMIP6 models. Results show that (1) on an interannual time scale, PF and TA show good spatial and temporal correlations; (2) PF and TA exhibit similar modal transitions on interdecadal time scales; and (3) using TA as an indirect indicator can significantly improve the prediction of PF. The TA may be an indirect method for improving precipitation predictions.
There is a significant bias in the precipitation frequency (PF) obtained from numerical model simulations. In this study, the authors use the temperature asymmetry (TA) as an indirect indicator to predict PF. The empirical orthogonal function method is used to analyze the spatiotemporal correlation of TA and PF at interannual and interdecadal time scales. Furthermore, the authors explore using the TA to improve PF prediction in CMIP6 models. Results show that (1) on an interannual time scale, PF and TA show good spatial and temporal correlations; (2) PF and TA exhibit similar modal transitions on interdecadal time scales; and (3) using TA as an indirect indicator can significantly improve the prediction of PF. The TA may be an indirect method for improving precipitation predictions.摘要在数值模拟中日降水频率具有明显的偏差. 利用EOF方法, 分析了在年际和年代际尺度上降水频率与气温的非对称性的时空相关特征, 并探索使用非对称性改进模式降水频率预测的方法. 得到以下结论: 1) 在年际尺度上, 降水频率和气温的非对称的前两个模态的空间和时间相关系数良好; 2) 在年代际尺度上两者展现出相似的模态转变; 3) 非对称性作为降水频率的间接指标可以明显的改进降水频率的预测.
{"title":"The asymmetry of air temperature: A new potential method to predict precipitation frequency","authors":"Yinan Xie, Fenghua Xie","doi":"10.1016/j.aosl.2024.100531","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aosl.2024.100531","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>There is a significant bias in the precipitation frequency (PF) obtained from numerical model simulations. In this study, the authors use the temperature asymmetry (TA) as an indirect indicator to predict PF. The empirical orthogonal function method is used to analyze the spatiotemporal correlation of TA and PF at interannual and interdecadal time scales. Furthermore, the authors explore using the TA to improve PF prediction in CMIP6 models. Results show that (1) on an interannual time scale, PF and TA show good spatial and temporal correlations; (2) PF and TA exhibit similar modal transitions on interdecadal time scales; and (3) using TA as an indirect indicator can significantly improve the prediction of PF. The TA may be an indirect method for improving precipitation predictions.</div><div>摘要</div><div>在数值模拟中日降水频率具有明显的偏差. 利用EOF方法, 分析了在年际和年代际尺度上降水频率与气温的非对称性的时空相关特征, 并探索使用非对称性改进模式降水频率预测的方法. 得到以下结论: 1) 在年际尺度上, 降水频率和气温的非对称的前两个模态的空间和时间相关系数良好; 2) 在年代际尺度上两者展现出相似的模态转变; 3) 非对称性作为降水频率的间接指标可以明显的改进降水频率的预测.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47210,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters","volume":"18 4","pages":"Article 100531"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141401487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.aosl.2024.100551
Yang Gao, Xin Wang, Jun Yang
Early detection of convective clouds is vital for minimizing hazardous impacts. Forecasting convective initiation (CI) using current multispectral geostationary meteorological satellites is often challenged by high false-alarm rates and missed detections caused by limited resolution. In contrast, high-resolution earth observation satellites offer more detailed texture information, improving early detection capabilities. The authors propose a novel methodology that integrates the advanced features of China's latest-generation satellites, Gaofen-4 (GF-4) and Fengyun-4A (FY-4A). This fusion method retains GF's high-resolution details and FY-4A's multispectral information. Two cases from different observational scenarios and weather conditions under GF-4's staring mode were carried out to compare the CI forecast results based on fused data and solely on FY-4A data. The fused data demonstrated superior performance in detecting smaller-scale convective clouds, enabling earlier forecasting with a lead time of 15–30 minutes, and more accurate location identification. Integrating high-resolution earth observation satellites into early convective cloud detection provides valuable insights for forecasters and decision-makers, particularly given the current resolution limitations of geostationary meteorological satellites.
{"title":"GF-4 high-resolution texture and FY-4A multispectral data fusion: Two case studies for enhancing early convective cloud detection","authors":"Yang Gao, Xin Wang, Jun Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.aosl.2024.100551","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aosl.2024.100551","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Early detection of convective clouds is vital for minimizing hazardous impacts. Forecasting convective initiation (CI) using current multispectral geostationary meteorological satellites is often challenged by high false-alarm rates and missed detections caused by limited resolution. In contrast, high-resolution earth observation satellites offer more detailed texture information, improving early detection capabilities. The authors propose a novel methodology that integrates the advanced features of China's latest-generation satellites, Gaofen-4 (GF-4) and Fengyun-4A (FY-4A). This fusion method retains GF's high-resolution details and FY-4A's multispectral information. Two cases from different observational scenarios and weather conditions under GF-4's staring mode were carried out to compare the CI forecast results based on fused data and solely on FY-4A data. The fused data demonstrated superior performance in detecting smaller-scale convective clouds, enabling earlier forecasting with a lead time of 15–30 minutes, and more accurate location identification. Integrating high-resolution earth observation satellites into early convective cloud detection provides valuable insights for forecasters and decision-makers, particularly given the current resolution limitations of geostationary meteorological satellites.</div><div>摘要</div><div>对流云的早期探测对于降低天气致灾风险至关重要. 当前静止气象卫星受其分辨率的限制, 在预测对流初生 (CI) 时仍存在较高的虚警率和漏报率. 对比而言, 高分辨率的地球观测卫星能够提供更丰富的纹理细节, 有助于提升对流云早期探测的能力. 作者提出了一种创新性的方法, 融合GF-4的高分辨率细节和FY-4A的多光谱信息, 以优化对流云的早期识别和预测. 通过对GF-4凝视模式下两种不同天气条件和观测场景的案例分析, 融合数据在探测更小尺度的对流云方面具有明显优势, 一定程度解决漏报难题, 另一方面能够将对流初生的可探测时间提前, 更精确表现对流爆发位置和更准确刻画对流发展过程. 在当前静止气象卫星分辨率受限的条件下, 这种高分辨率地球观测卫星数据的融合应用能够为气象预报员和决策者提供更有价值的观测视角.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47210,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters","volume":"18 4","pages":"Article 100551"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144169719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2024-12-16DOI: 10.1016/j.aosl.2024.100586
Shan Zhang , Liqun Li , Linfeng Shang , Dongji Wang , Guangtao Niu , Xuejun Guo , Xiangjun Tian
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 PM2.5. 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 PM2.5 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 PM2.5 simulation results could be obtained. The RMSE was 11.86 μg m−3 lower than that of the FNL group before assimilation, and 5.77 μg m−3 lower after joint assimilation. The authors used the PM2.5 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.
{"title":"Impacts of meteorological conditions on the NASM pollution data assimilation system","authors":"Shan Zhang , Liqun Li , Linfeng Shang , Dongji Wang , Guangtao Niu , Xuejun Guo , Xiangjun Tian","doi":"10.1016/j.aosl.2024.100586","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aosl.2024.100586","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>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<sub>2.5</sub>. 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<sub>2.5</sub> 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<sub>2.5</sub> simulation results could be obtained. The RMSE was 11.86 μg m<sup>−3</sup> lower than that of the FNL group before assimilation, and 5.77 μg m<sup>−3</sup> lower after joint assimilation. The authors used the PM<sub>2.5</sub> 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.</div><div>摘要</div><div>气象条件对于污染物的累积, 清除, 传输和扩散有关键的作用. 本文将分别使用FNL 和ERA5再分析资料作为天气模式WRF的初始场, 基于构建的联合数据同化系统, 定量评估气象场对模拟PM<sub>2.5</sub>浓度的作用, 同时揭示不同气象要素对于污染物积累, 维持和消散的影响. 研究表明ERA5资料在各个区域的污染模拟结果更接近观测值, 分析了风速, 温度, 相对湿度以及边界层高度与污染物浓度之间的相关性, 并进一步阐明污染过程的形成机制.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47210,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters","volume":"18 4","pages":"Article 100586"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144169740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}