简介:A2-Dslab-symmetricmodelofmixedconvective-stratiformcloudisdevelopedbysuperimposingconvectivecloud-sizefieldontheconvergencefield,inordertosimulateandstudythemixedcloudsconsistingofstratiformcloudandconvectivecloud.Adeepconvective,anelasticandconservativesystemofequationswithbasicvariables(V,θ,π’)issolvedbyanewmethodtocalculatedynamicfield.Thewatersubstanceinthecloudisdividedinto6categoriesandthemicrophysicalprocessesaredescribedinspectrumwithtwovariableparametersandmorereasonableparticlenumber/sizedistributions.Tocomparewithmeasuredradarechointensityandstructure,themodelmaycalculateechointensityofthemodelcloudobservedbyradar.
简介:Aregionalclimatemodelisemployedtosimulatetheaerosols(dust,sulfate,blackcarbon,andorganiccarbon)andtheirdirecteffectontheclimateoverChina.Theemphasisisonthedirectradiativeforcingduetothechangeinmixingstateofaerosols.Theresultsshowthatdirectradiativeforcingissignificantlydifferentbetweenexternallyandinternallymixedaerosols.Atthetopoftheatmosphere(TOA),theradiativeforcingofexternallymixedaerosolsislargerthanthatofinternallymixedones,especiallyintheTarimdesertregionwherethedifferenceisabout0.7Wm2.Atthesurface,however,thesituationbecomesopposite,especiallyintheSichuanbasinwherethedifferenceisabout-1.4Wm2.Nonetheless,eitherexternallyorinternallymixedaerosolsinChinacanresultinasignificantcoolingeffect,exceptforthewarminginSouthChinainwinterandtheslightwarminginNorthChinainFebruary.Thecoolingeffectinducedbyexternallymixedaerosolsisweakerthanthatinducedbyinternallymixedaerosols,andthisismoreobviousinspringandwinterthaninsummerandautumn.Inspringandsummer,theinhibitingeffectofexternallymixedaerosolsonprecipitationislessthanthatofinternallymixedaerosols,whereasinautumnandwinterthedifferenceisnotobvious.
简介:Acoupledregionalclimateandaerosol-chemistrymodel,RIEMS2.0(RegionalIntegratedEnvironmentalModelSystemforAsia),inwhichanthropogenicsulfate,blackcarbon,andorganiccarbonwereassumedtobeexternallymixed(EM),internallymixed(IM)orpartiallyinternallymixed(IEM),wasusedtosimulatetheimpactsoftheseanthropogenicaerosolsonEastAsianclimatefortheentireyearof2006.Thedistributionsofaerosolmassconcentration,radiativeforcingandhencethesurfaceairtemperatureandprecipitationvariationsunderthreemixingassumptionsofaerosolswereanalyzed.Theresultsindicatedthatthemassconcentrationofsulfatewassensitivetomixingassumptions,butcarbonaceousaerosolsweremuchlesssensitivetothemixingtypes.ModeledresultswerecomparedwithobservationsinavarietyofsitesinEastAsia.Itwasfoundthatthesimulatedconcentrationsofsulfateandcarbonaceousaerosolswereinaccordwiththeobservationsintermsofmagnitude.ThesimulatedaerosolconcentrationsinIMcasewereclosesttoobservationresults.Theregionalaveragecolumnburdensofsulfate,blackcarbon,andorganiccarbon,ifinternallymixed,were11.49,0.47,and2.17mgm2,respectively.Theradiativeforcingofanthropogenicaerosolsatthetopoftheatmosphereincreasedfrom-1.27(EM)to-1.97Wm2(IM)whilethenormalizedradiativeforcing(NRF)decreasedfrom-0.145(EM)to-0.139Wmg1(IM).TheradiativeforcingandNRFwere-1.82Wm2and-0.141Wmg1forIEM,respectively.Thesurfaceairtemperaturechangesoverthedomainduetotheanthropogenicsulfateandcarbonaceousaerosolswere-0.067,-0.078,and-0.072K,withmaximaof-0.47,-0.50,and-0.49K,forEM,IM,andIEM,respectively.Meanwhile,theannualprecipitationvariationswere-8.0(EM),-20.6(IM),and-21.9mm(IEM),withmaximaof148,122,and102mm,respectively,indicatingthattheclimateeffectswerestrongerifthesulfateandcarbonaceousaerosolswereinternallymixed.
简介:Theatmosphericgeneralcirculationmodelcoupledtothemixedlayeroceanmodelhasbeenusedtosimulatethechangesoftheglobalsoilmoisture.Comparingthesimulatedresultswithobservations,itisshownthatthemodelisca-pableofdoingsensitiveexperimentsaboutthecarbondioxidechange.The2×CO2/1×CO2comparisonshowsthattherearetheobviouschangesofthesoilmoistureintheglobalforfourseasons.Therearethewetsoilmoistureinthelowerlatitudesofbothhemispheresanddrysoilmoistureinthemid-dlelatitudesofbothhemispheresforfourseasons.Thedrysoilmoistureinsummerandwetinotherseasonsarefoundinthenorthernhigherlatitudes.TheanalysesofthephysicalfeedbacksresponsiblefortheCO2-inducedchangesofsoilmoistureshowthatthebud-getsofthesurfacewaterandheataretheimportantfactors.