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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 ›› 2013, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (6): 145-149.doi:

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Application of K index on rain or shine weather forecast in Heilongjiang province

ZHAO Ling1 LI Shu -ling2 WANG An -na 3 FENG Qi 3 LV Shuang3   

  1. 1. Heilongjiang Provincial Meteorological Observatory, Harbin 150030, China; 2. Harbin Meteorological Service, Harbin 150028, China; 3. Suihua Meteorological Service, Suihua 152002, China
  • Online:2013-12-31 Published:2013-12-31

Abstract: Although the relative humidity and wind field in lower atmosphere were very effective to forecast rain or shine weather, there were still some missing or false-alarm forecasts. In order to improve the accuracy rates of rain or shine weather forecast in Heilongjiang province, the forming reasons of weather cases with and without rain were analyzed. The results indicate that the temporal and spatial distributions of K index are indicative to rain or shine weather forecast, and could help to forecast the complex weather condition in which relative humidity in low level is small or wind convergence is poor, which are easy to lead to a missing or false-alarm forecast. Precipitation often appears in the high value center area or high energy tongue area of K index and in the strong K index gradient area or energy front, while it is seldom in the low value center area of K index. The threshold values with or without rain in the high and low values area of K index vary in different seasons.

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