supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.40705037 and 40801175);the Open Fund by Numerical Model Innovation Base of China Meteorological Administration (Agreement 2006-12);the R & D Special Fund for Public Welfare Industry (Meteorology GYHY(QX)2007-6-9)
In January 2008, South China experienced extremely low temperatures, heavy snowstorms, and severe frosts (2008 Frost Disaster, for short), which led to (partial) failures of observations from ground stations and groun...