Characteristics of the Boundary Layer Structure of Sea Fog on the Coast of Southern China  

作　　者：黄辉军 刘洪年 蒋维楣 黄健 毛伟康 

机构地区：[1]School of Atmospheric Sciences,Nanjing University [2]Key Open Laboratory for Tropical Monsoon and Joint Open Laboratory of Marine Meteorology,Guangzhou Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology,China Meteorological Administration

出　　处：《Advances in Atmospheric Sciences》2011年第6期1377-1389,共13页大气科学进展（英文版）

基　　金：sponsored jointly by the Chinese Special Scientific Research Project for Public Interest (Grant No. GYHY200906008);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.40675013);the Science and Technology Project of Guangdong Province (Grant No. 2008B030303072);the Meteorological Sciences Research Project of the Weather Bu-reau of Guangdong Province (Grant No. 201003)

摘　　要：Using boundary layer data with regard to sea fog observed at the Science Experiment Base for Marine Meteorology at Bohe,Guangdong Province,the structure of the atmospheric boundary layer and the characteristics of the tops of the fog and the clouds were analyzed.In addition,the effects of advection,radiation,and turbulence during sea fog were also investigated.According to the stability definition of saturated,wet air,the gradient of the potential pseudo-equivalent temperature equal to zero was defined as the thermal turbulence interface.There is evidence to suggest that two layers of turbulence exist in sea fog.Thermal turbulence produced by long-wave radiation is prevalent above the thermal turbulence interface,whereas mechanical turbulence aroused by wind shear is predominant below the interface.The height of the thermal turbulence interface was observed between 180 m and 380 m.Three important factors are closely related to the development of the top of the sea fog：（1） the horizontal advection of the water vapor,（2） the long-wave radiation of the fog top,and（3） the movement of the vertical turbulence.Formation,development,and dissipation are the three possible phases of the evolution of the boundary-layer structure during the sea fog season.In addition,the thermal turbulence interface is the most significant turbulence interface during the formation and development periods;it is maintained after sea fog rises into the stratus layer.Using boundary layer data with regard to sea fog observed at the Science Experiment Base for Marine Meteorology at Bohe,Guangdong Province,the structure of the atmospheric boundary layer and the characteristics of the tops of the fog and the clouds were analyzed.In addition,the effects of advection,radiation,and turbulence during sea fog were also investigated.According to the stability definition of saturated,wet air,the gradient of the potential pseudo-equivalent temperature equal to zero was defined as the thermal turbulence interface.There is evidence to suggest that two layers of turbulence exist in sea fog.Thermal turbulence produced by long-wave radiation is prevalent above the thermal turbulence interface,whereas mechanical turbulence aroused by wind shear is predominant below the interface.The height of the thermal turbulence interface was observed between 180 m and 380 m.Three important factors are closely related to the development of the top of the sea fog：（1） the horizontal advection of the water vapor,（2） the long-wave radiation of the fog top,and（3） the movement of the vertical turbulence.Formation,development,and dissipation are the three possible phases of the evolution of the boundary-layer structure during the sea fog season.In addition,the thermal turbulence interface is the most significant turbulence interface during the formation and development periods;it is maintained after sea fog rises into the stratus layer.

关 键 词：coast of Southern China sea fog boundary layer structure advection RADIATION TURBULENCE 

分 类 号：P732[天文地球—海洋科学]