主办单位:中国气象局沈阳大气环境研究所
国际刊号:ISSN 1673-503X
国内刊号:CN 21-1531/P

Journal of Meteorology and Environment ›› 2019, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (5): 100-107.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-503X.2019.05.013

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Analysis of the seeding conditions and effects of an artificial precipitation enhancement operations on a serious forest fire fighting in Hu'nan province

FAN Zhi-chao1,2,3, LIU Fu-lai1, XIAO Qing4, DING Yue-qiang2, LI Nou-zhou1   

  1. 1. Hu'nan Key Laboratory of Meteorological Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Changsha 410118, China;
    2. Hu'nan Weather Modification Office, Changsha 410118, China;
    3. Key Laboratory for Cloud Physics of China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, China;
    4. Loudi Meteorological Service, Loudi 417000, China
  • Received:2018-07-21 Revised:2018-12-04 Online:2019-10-30 Published:2019-10-08

Abstract: Artificial precipitation enhancement operation is an important scientific and technological means for extinguishing the forest bush fire.Forecasting operational conditions and grasping operational opportunity are the keys to the success or failure of the operation.Based on the condition of artificial precipitation enhancement operation on the serious forest fire disaster in Dacheng Mountain in Hu'nan province on August 10-16,2013,the operational conditions forecast and operational scheme design are analyzed by using various meteorological data,and then the effects of operation are evaluated by employing the radar echo parameter variation method before and after the operation and the radar echo tracking method of maximum correlation coefficient (TREC).The results show that the artificial precipitation enhancement operation on the serious forest fire disaster in Dacheng Mountain effectively enables the local precipitation to fell to the fire site where the location is relatively concentrated by capturing the cumulus cloud system that rapidly grows and dissipates at the periphery of the typhoon.As a result,the rain increases after 15 minutes of the 7th,8th artificial precipitation enhancement operations on August 15,which effectively suppresses the forest fire and saves the trapped persons in time.In addition,the 11th operation on August 16 plays an important role in extinguishing the forest fire.In general,it is easier to seize the operation opportunity by using rockets,artillery and other ground equipment for carrying out artificial precipitation enhancement operation for local cumulus clouds,while seeding by aircraft is more appropriate for a wide range of convective-stratiform mixed clouds.Besides,aircraft plays an important role in forest fire reconnaissance photographed and meteorological observation and so on.

Key words: Forest fire, Cumulus, Artificial precipitation, Seeding condition, Effect evaluation

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