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 ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (6): 98-107.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-503X.2020.06.012

• Articles • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Correlation analysis of atmospheric temperature and humidity profiles retrieved from microwave radiometer with precipitation

Qing-fei ZHAI1(),Jin-guang ZHANG1,*(),Bin-fei WANG2,Jian YUAN1,Yao LI1,Ming-yu LI1   

  1. 1. Liaoning Weather Modification Office, Shenyang 110166, China
    2. Panjin Meteorological Service, Panjin 124010, China
  • Received:2020-04-23 Online:2020-12-30 Published:2021-01-06
  • Contact: Jin-guang ZHANG E-mail:15840322495@163.com;lnzjg@126.com

Abstract:

By using the QFW-6000 ground-based microwave radiometer in Fuxin Mongolian autonomous county in Liaoning province and its nearby sounding data, the retrieval accuracy of the microwave radiometer was evaluated, and the changing characteristics of the integrated cloud liquid water content (IIW), the integrated total water vapor content (TWV) and precipitation were analyzed.The results show that the inversion parameters of the microwave radiometer are significantly correlated with those of the sounding data.The retrieved relative humidity is generally greater than that of the sounding data, and the inversion errors of relative humidity in the near ground and the upper layer are both within 5%.Based on the statistical analysis of the IIW and precipitation, it is found that the IIW increases steeply and rapidly to more than 1 mm before the start of precipitation and remains above 2 mm as the precipitation continues, then quickly drops back below 0.2 mm with the end of the precipitation.The IIW and TWV in turn decrease in order of rainy days, cloudy days, and clear sky.Meanwhile, the TWV has a similar vertical structure under different weathers, and all show a decreasing trend with height increasing.In addition, the lapse rate of water vapor content is relatively smaller at a high altitude and larger in the near-surface layer.Besides, the vertical distribution structures of the IIW in the cloudy sky and the clear sky are similar with the maximum values of 0.15 g·m-3 and 0.10 g·m-3 at a height of 1.0 km, respectively.Whereas, the IIW on rainy days has two peak intervals respectively located at the heights of 1.0 km and 2.5 km.In the meanwhile, the IIW and TWV show the daily change characteristics with high values in the daytime and low values at night and in the early morning, while the cloud base heights show the opposite trends.

Key words: Microwave radiometer, Integrated cloud liquid water content (IIW), Integrated total water vapor content (TWV), Precipitation

CLC Number: