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 ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (2): 84-90.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-503X.2021.02.012

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Preliminary analysis of cloud macro characteristics over the Liupan mountain based on Ka-band cloud radar

Lei TIAN1,2,3(),Jian-ren SANG1,2,3(),Zhan-yu YAO2,4,Zhuo-lin CHANG1,2,3,Zhi-liang SHU1,2,3,Ning CAO1,2,3   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory for Meteorological Disaster Monitoring and Early Warning and Risk Management of Characteristic Agriculture in Arid Regions, CMA, Yinchuan 750002, China
    2. Key Laboratory for Cloud Physics of China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100086, China
    3. Ningxia Key Lab of Meteorological Disaster Prevention and Reduction, Yinchuan 750002, China
    4. Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100086, China
  • Received:2020-02-26 Online:2021-04-01 Published:2021-04-02

Abstract:

Based on the Ka-band cloud radar observation data of Liupan mountain meteorological station from September of 2017 to August of 2018, the occurrence frequency and macro characteristics of different clouds at the top of the Liupan mountain were analyzed.The results show that the highest occurrence frequency of Liupan mountain cloud i.e.61% appears in July, and the lowest value i.e.26% appears in December.Divided by the number of clouds, the clouds at the top of Liupan mountain are mainly one layer of cloud, two layers of clouds and three layers of clouds, their monthly average occurrence frequencies relative to total clouds are 68%-86%, 14%-27% and 0.4%-4.8%, respectively.Divided by cloud bottom height and cloud thickness, the ratios of monthly average occurrence frequencies of the low, medium, and high clouds and straight cloud to the total cloud are 29%-53%, 14%-58%, 6%-22%, and 2%-20%, respectively.The height of the cloud base is higher in winter and spring than in summer and autumn.The height of cloud top is higher in summer and autumn than in winter and spring.The thickness of clouds is between 1.6 km and 3.6 km and its annual variation characteristics are similar to that of the cloud top height.On the whole, the thicknesses of clouds in spring, summer, and autumn are larger in the daytime than in nighttime, while the thickness of clouds in winter is larger in nighttime than in the daytime.Besides, the cloud thicknesses in summer and autumn both indicate obvious diurnal variation characteristics.

Key words: Cloud radar, Height of cloud base, Low cloud, Occurrence frequency

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