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Wang Shuo, Zhang Dianguo, Wang Wenqing, et al. Aircraft measurement of the vertical structure of a weak stratiform cloud in early winter. J Appl Meteor Sci, 2021, 32(6): 677-690. DOI:  10.11898/1001-7313.20210604.
Citation: Wang Shuo, Zhang Dianguo, Wang Wenqing, et al. Aircraft measurement of the vertical structure of a weak stratiform cloud in early winter. J Appl Meteor Sci, 2021, 32(6): 677-690. DOI:  10.11898/1001-7313.20210604.
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Aircraft Measurement of the Vertical Structure of a Weak Stratiform Cloud in Early Winter

DOI: 10.11898/1001-7313.20210604
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    Shandong Key Laboratory for Meteorological Disaster Prevention and Reduction, Jinan 250031

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    Shandong Weather Modification Office, Jinan 250031

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    Ensuring Center of Atmospheric Sounding Technology of Shandong, Jinan 250031

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    Shandong Meteorological Observatory, Jinan 250031

  • Received Date: 2021-08-04
  • Rev Recd Date: 2021-10-11
  • Publish Date: 2021-11-23
    Abstract
  • In order to obtain the vertical microphysical structure of the stratiform cloud and characteristics of the radar parameters and reveal the precipitation mechanism, the airborne Ka-band cloud radar and DMT particle measurement system are used to target the stable precipitation layer of a cold front in Shandong Province on 17 November 2019. The results show that the observed cloud layer consists of two parts: Altostratus (As, 3100-4500 m) and nimbostratus (Ns, 800-2600 m). The content of As supercooled water is low, with an average value of 0.0026 g·m-3 and the maximum value of 0.008 g·m-3. The average ice crystal content in the cloud is 8.2 L-1. In the vertical space, the ice crystal size and spectral are different. Ice crystals grow through deposition, with a maximum diameter of 900 μm. In the state of equilibrium spectrum, the ice concentration has a good correlation with radar reflectivity, and the maximum correlation coefficient is 0.84. The movement of particles in the cloud is different. The speed of small particles varies greatly and is easily affected by updrafts. The falling speed of large-scale ice crystals is stable. The central part of the Ns (1750-2150 m) is rich in supercooled water, with the maximum content of 0.354 g·m-3. The average radar reflectivity of the supercooled water region is 7.48 dBZ, the Doppler velocity is -2.3 m·s-1, and the velocity spectral width is 0.7 m·s-1. The height of the supercooled water layer in the cloud can be comprehensively judged by combining a variety of detection data and parameters. The upper part of the Ns is dominated by ice crystals and the lower part is filled by melted particles in the warm zone. The average concentration of ice crystals is 208 L-1, which increases through the riming process, and the maximum diameter is 450 μm. The radar reflectivity profile increases as the height decreases from 2200 m to 1500 m, remains unchanged from 1500 m to 1200 m, and decreases below 1200 m. There is no obvious bright band at 0℃ level, and the velocity spectral width profile increases as the height decreases. The supercooled water in the stratiform cloud in early winter is abundant, and the concentration of ice crystals meets the standard of seeding area, which has a certain potential for rainfall enhancement.
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  • Fig. 1  500 hPa geopotential height(the black contour, unit:dagpm), 500 hPa temperature(the yellow contour, unit:℃), 850 hPa wind(the barb) and 850 hPa relative humidity (the shaded) at 1400 BT 17 Nov 2019

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    Fig. 2  Flight scheme

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    Fig. 3  Radar reflectivity before(a) and after(b) correction over the target area on 17 Nov 2019

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    Fig. 4  Vertical detection profile over the target area from 1412 BT to 1555 BT on 17 Nov 2019

    (a)temperature, (b)liquid water content, (c)ice concentration, (d)particle image

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    Fig. 5  Particle spectral distribution at different altitudes over the target area on 17 Nov 2019

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    Fig. 6  Radar reflectivity and cloud particle image of altostratus over the target area on 17 Nov 2019

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    Fig. 7  Ice concentration and radar reflectivity of altostratus over the target area on 17 Nov 2019

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    Fig. 8  Ice spectral distributions of altostratus over the target area on 17 Nov 2019

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    Fig. 9  Doppler velocity distribution over the target area on 17 Nov 2019

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    Fig. 10  Radar parameters of nimbostratus over the target area on 17 Nov 2019

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    Fig. 11  Profile of radar parameter of nimbostratus over the target area on 17 Nov 2019 (a)radar reflectivity, (b)Doppler spectral width(the black box denotes spectral width increases sharply)

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    Table  1  Cloud microphysical parameters from 1989 to 2019

    序号 日期 过冷水含量/(g·m-3) 冰晶浓度/L-1 样本量
    1 1989-09-10 0.034 10.5 5493
    2 1989-10-10 0.065 13.9 6854
    3 1992-09-28 0.002 7.8 6754
    4 2006-10-18 0.042 7.5 1961
    5 2007-10-12 0.041 13.7 2318
    6 2007-10-27 0.049 6.3 8850
    7 2008-09-19 0.093 15.4 3932
    8 2008-10-21 0.041 15.9 6883
    9 2018-10-25 10.2 6702
    10 2018-10-31 10.9 6136
    11 2019-10-24 0.012 10.6 4911
    12 2019-11-17 0.049 15.2 10316
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