产生致灾大风的超级单体回波特征

Radar Characteristics of Straight-line Damaging Wind Producing Supercell Storms

  • 摘要: 基于中国东部平原地区31部S波段多普勒天气雷达数据和实况记录, 筛选出2002—2020年56次由超级单体风暴导致的25 m·s-1以上的直线型大风事件, 分析超级单体风暴多普勒天气雷达回波特征与其导致的直线型大风间关系, 获得产生直线型致灾大风的超级单体的量化结构特征, 为超级单体产生的大风的主客观监测预警提供参考。统计结果表明:产生致灾大风的超级单体60 dBZ以上强回波深厚, 平均厚度为5.5 km, 中层径向辐合特征显著, 最大中层径向辐合超过29 m·s-1;中气旋强度中等, 平均旋转速度为18.4 m·s-1, 可向上伸展至对流层中上层(7 km高度);超级单体反射率因子核下降、中气旋核下降、29 m·s-1以上中层径向辐合以及垂直积分液态水含量减小是预警直线型大风的重要指标;下击暴流导致的明显且对称的低仰角辐散速度对仅在4次事件中出现, 超级单体风暴由于其移动性, 不易出现对称的下击暴流。

     

    Abstract: Based on S-band Doppler weather radar data and damaging wind gust records, 56 damaging straight-line winds events from 2002 to 2020 above 25 m·s-1 caused by supercell storms are investigated. The relationship between Doppler weather radar echo characteristics and damaging straight-line winds caused by supercell storm is analyzed to obtain quantitative description of the structural characteristics. The results will be benefit for subjective and objective monitoring and warning of damaging straight-line winds produced by supercell storms. Superstorm is a highly organized strong convective storm with a long-life history, according to the statistical results, and it is possible to judge the potential of supercell storms that produce damaging gale by the Doppler weather radar echo structures. It shows that, in the supercell storm that produces damaging straight-line winds, the strong reflectivity echo above 60 dBZ is deep, and the average echo thickness of strong reflectivity is 5.5 km. The core height of the strong reflectivity of most supercell storms are above 6 km which indicate that the updraft in this kind of supercell storms can be very strong. The mid altitude radial convergence (MARC), the reflectivity core decline and rear inflow jet (RIJ) are important for warning of damaging straight-line winds features. The MARC is significant, the largest speed difference of the MARC is above 29 m·s-1 in most cases. The mesocyclone is mainly of medium intensity, the rotating speed of mesocyclone is 18.4 m·s-1 on average, which can extend up to the upper troposphere (7 km). The descending of supercell storm reflectivity core, the descending of mesocyclone core, the MARC which can exist for a long time with 29 m·s-1 largest radar radial speed difference and the decrease of vertically integrated liquid water content (VIL) value can be used as the warning indices of the damaging straight-line winds. Among them, the descending of supercell storm reflectivity core can give 15-minute precursor signal, the descending of mesocyclone core can give 8-minute precursor signal, the significant MARC can give 30-minute precursor signal, and the descending of VIL value can give 17-minute early warning signal of damaging winds. Based on narrow-band echo, the proportion that can be recognized as gust front of the supercell storm is low, and only a few damaging straight-line winds can be identified from the moving speed of storm or gust front characteristics. There are only 4 obvious low-level divergence velocity pairs identified in 56 cases, which indicate that most supercell storms produce asymmetric downburst because of horizontal movements.

     

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