Regional distribution and diurnal variation of deep convective systems over the Asian monsoon region  

作　　者：WU XueKe QIE XiuShu YUAN Tie 

机构地区：[1]Key Laboratory for Semi-Arid Climate Change of the Ministry of Education/College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University [2]Key Laboratory of Middle Atmosphere and Global Environment Observation(LAGEO),Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

出　　处：《Science China Earth Sciences》2013年第5期843-854,共12页中国科学（地球科学英文版）

基　　金：supported jointly by the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2010CB428601);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos. 40930949&40905008)

摘　　要：Using 12 years of data from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission(TRMM)-based Precipitation Radar(PR),spatial and diurnal variations of deep convective systems(DCSs)over the Asian monsoon region are analyzed.The DCSs are defined by a 20 dBZ echo top extending 14 km.The spatial distribution of DCSs genesis is also discussed,with reference to the National Centers for Environmental Prediction(NCEP)reanalysis data.The results show that DCSs occur mainly over land.They concentrate in south of 20°N during the pre-monsoon season,and then move distinctly to mid-latitude regions,with the most active region on the south slope of the Himalayas during monsoon season.DCSs over the Tibetan Plateau are more frequent than those in central-eastern China,but smaller in horizontal scale and weaker in convective intensity.DCSs in central-eastern China have more robust updrafts and generate more lightning flashes than in other Asian monsoon regions.The horizontal scale of DCSs over the ocean is larger than that over the other regions,and the corresponding minimum infrared(IR)brightness temperature is lower,whereas the convective intensity is weaker.Continental DCSs are more common from noon through midnight,and DCSs over the Tibetan Plateau are more frequently from noon through evening.Oceanic DCSs frequency has a weaker diurnal cycle with dawn maximum,and diurnal variation of DCSs over the tropical maritime continent is consistent with that over the continent.Using 12 years of data from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission （TRMM）-based Precipitation Radar （PR）, spatial and di- urnal variations of deep convective systems （DCSs） over the Asian monsoon region are analyzed. The DCSs are defined by a 20 dBZ echo top extending 14 km. The spatial distribution of DCSs genesis is also discussed, with reference to the National Centers for Environmental Prediction （NCEP） reanalysis data. The results show that DCSs occur mainly over land. They con- centrate in south of 20~N during the pre-monsoon season, and then move distinctly to mid-latitude regions, with the most ac- tive region on the south slope of the Himalayas during monsoon season. DCSs over the Tibetan Plateau are more frequent than those in central-eastern China, but smaller in horizontal scale and weaker in convective intensity. DCSs in central-eastern Chi- na have more robust updrafts and generate more lightning flashes than in other Asian monsoon regions. The horizontal scale of DCSs over the ocean is larger than that over the other regions, and the corresponding minimum infrared （IR） brightness tem- perature is lower, whereas the convective intensity is weaker. Continental DCSs are more common from noon through mid- night, and DCSs over the Tibetan Plateau are more frequently from noon through evening. Oceanic DCSs frequency has a weaker diurnal cycle with dawn maximum, and diurnal variation of DCSs over the tropical maritime continent is consistent with that over the continent.

关 键 词：deep convective systems Asian monsoon region TRMM regional distribution diurnal variation 

分 类 号：P463[天文地球—大气科学及气象学]