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 ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (5): 34-43.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-503X.2023.05.005

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Research on the applicability of high vertical resolution on radiation fog simulation around the Bohai Sea based on the WRF model

Yunchen LIAO1,2,3(),Bingui WU2,3,*(),Tingting JU4,Meng TIAN2,3,Yinghua LI2,3,Shupeng SUN1,Jialin ZHANG1,Jianbo YANG2,3   

  1. 1. Meteorological Service at Jinnan District of Tianjin, Tianjin 300350, China
    2. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Oceanic Meteorology, Tianjin 300074, China
    3. Tianjin Institute of Meteorological Sciences, Tianjin 300074, China
    4. Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China
  • Received:2022-03-25 Online:2023-10-28 Published:2023-11-28
  • Contact: Bingui WU E-mail:liaoyunchen0502@163.com;tjwbgtjwbg@126.com

Abstract:

It is generally believed that a high vertical resolution numerical weather prediction model can improve the prediction ability of the fog formation stage, but there is much debate on whether the simulation ability of the fog development and disappearance stage can be improved.To explore the applicability of a high vertical resolution model for radiation fog simulation in the Bohai Sea Rim, three test indexes including probality of detection (POD), false alarm rate (FAR), and equitable threat score (ETS) were used to evaluate the simulation effect of different vertical resolution models for different stages of radiation fog process in the Bohai Sea Rim.The results show that setting a higher vertical resolution in the upper layer of the model has little effect on fog simulation, while setting a higher vertical resolution in the lower layer can generally improve the simulation ability of fog formation time, fog duration, and fog layer thickness, but the simulation of fog region highly depends on the fog distribution pattern.For the scattered and non-uniform fog process, the high vertical resolution model seems to improve the POD, but it is accompanied by the increase of FAR and the decrease of ETS.For the uniformly distributed fog process, the high vertical resolution model can improve all the test indexes simultaneously, and effectively improve the prediction of such type of fog process.

Key words: The Bohai Sea Rim, Radiation fog, High vertical resolution, WRF (weather research and forecast)

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