Mesoscale and Microphysical Characteristics of a Double Rain Belt Event in South China on May 10–13,2022  

作　　者：郭照华 谌芸 肖天贵 曾智琳 GUO Zhao-hua;CHEN Yun;XIAO Tian-gui;ZENG Zhi-lin(School of Atmospheric Sciences,Chengdu University of Information Technology,Chengdu 610225 China;National Meteorological Center,Beijing 100081 China;Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory(Zhuhai),Zhuhai,Guangdong 519082 China;Guangdong Meteorological Observatory,Guangzhou 510640 China)

机构地区：[1]School of Atmospheric Sciences,Chengdu University of Information Technology,Chengdu 610225 China [2]National Meteorological Center,Beijing 100081 China [3]Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory(Zhuhai),Zhuhai,Guangdong 519082 China [4]Guangdong Meteorological Observatory,Guangzhou 510640 China

出　　处：《Journal of Tropical Meteorology》2024年第1期61-75,共15页热带气象学报（英文版）

基　　金：National Natural Science Foundation of China(41930972,52239006,41975001)。

摘　　要：A second rain belt sometimes occurs ahead of a frontal rain belt in the warm sector over coastal South China,leading to heavy precipitation.We examined the differences in the mesoscale characteristics and microphysics of the frontal and warm sector rain belts that occurred in South China on May 10–13,2022.The southern rain belt occurred in an environment with favorable mesoscale conditions but weak large-scale forcing.In contrast,the northern rain belt was related to low-level horizontal shear and the surface-level front.The interaction between the enhanced southeasterly winds and the rainfall-induced cold pool promoted the persistent growth of convection along the southern rain belt.The convective cell propagated east over the coastal area,where there was a large temperature gradient.The bow-shaped echo in this region may be closely related to the rear-inflow jet.By contrast,the initial convection of the northern rain belt was triggered along the front and the region of low-level horizontal shear,with mesoscale interactions between the enhanced warm-moist southeasterly airflow and the cold dome associated with the earlier rain.The terrain blocked the movement of the cold pool,resulting in the stagnation of the frontal convective cell at an early stage.Subsequently,a meso-γ-scale vortex formed during the rapid movement of the convective cell,corresponding to an enhancement of precipitation.The representative raindrop spectra for the southern rain belt were characterized by a greater number and higher density of raindrops than the northern rain belt,even though both resulted in comparable hourly rainfalls.These results help us better understand the characteristics of double rain belts over South China.

关 键 词：double rain belts in South China mesoscale rainstorm cyclonic shear line cold pool bow-shaped echo microphysical characteristics 

分 类 号：P426.62[天文地球—大气科学及气象学]