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 ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (1): 47-53.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-503X.2024.01.006

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Distribution characteristics of gaseous and liquid water at the foot of Changbai Mountain in summer and autumn

Qinhong SUN1,2,3(),Hongbo MA4,*(),Yanbin QI1,2,3,Dongjia YU1,2,3,Jialu FAN1,2,3   

  1. 1. Jilin Province Technology Center for Meteorological Disaster Prevention, Changchun 130062, China
    2. Joint Laboratory of Weather Modification of China Meteorological Administration and People's Government of Jilin Province, Changchun 130062, China
    3. Jilin Cloud Physics Field Scientific Test Base, China Meteorological Administration, Changchun 130062, China
    4. Jilin Meteorological Observatory, Changchun 130062, China
  • Received:2023-07-03 Online:2024-02-28 Published:2024-03-25
  • Contact: Hongbo MA E-mail:43236496@qq.com;Mamber@tom.com

Abstract:

Utilizing the MWP967KV multi-channel microwave radiometer, ground-based rain gauge, and L-band sounding radar data from the China Meteorological Administration Jilin Cloud Physics Field Experiment Base during June to October from 2019 to 2020, the distribution of gaseous and liquid water in the atmosphere at the foot of Changbai Mountain in summer and autumn and its evolution characteristics before precipitation were analyzed. The results show that there is good correlation between the microwave radiometer retrieved data and sounding radar data, though the retrieved values are generally higher. The atmospheric precipitable water vapor (PWV) and liquid water path (LWP) exhibit the diurnal variation characteristic with the peak at night and the valley in the day. The peak appears between 01:00-03:00 during precipitation, while the valley appears around 11:00. The monthly average maximum values of PWV and LWP appear in August and September respectively, because of the influence of the topography and forest vegetation at Changbai Mountain. The distribution frequency of PWV shows a rising and then a falling trend before and during precipitation, whereas the frequency ratio of LWP in the range of 0.00~0.42 mm is the highest before precipitation. The stronger the precipitation intensity is, the more concentrated the frequency distribution of PWV and LWP is, with a greater likelihood of heavy precipitation for PWV greater than 45 mm and LWP greater than 4.20 mm.A surge in both LWP and PWV occurs within 1 h before precipitation starts, with a more pronounced increase in LWP, indicating that this characteristic can serve as a reference index for the analysis of precipitation approaching forecast and artificial rain enhancement operations.

Key words: Microwave radiometer, Atmospheric precipitable water vapor, Liquid water path

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