supported by the National Basic Research (973) Program of China (Grant No. 2013CB430106);the R&D Special Fund for Public Welfare Industry (Meteorology) (Grant Nos. GYHY201306002 and GYHY201206005);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 40830958 and 41175087);the Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Climate Change;the High Performance Computing Center of Nanjing University
Ensemble forecasting has become the prevailing method in current operational weather forecasting. Although ensemble mean forecast skill has been studied for many ensemble prediction systems(EPSs) and different cases...
Supported by the National(Key)Basic Research and Development(973)Program of China(2013CB430106);China Meteorological Administration Special Public Welfare Research Fund(GYHY201206005);National Natural Science Foundation of China(41175087);National Fund for Fostering Talents(J1103410)
The heaviest rainfall over 61 yr hit Beijing during 21-22 July 2012.Characterized by great rainfall amount and intensity,wide range,and high impact,this record-breaking heavy rainfall caused dozens of deaths and exten...
National Program on Key Basic Research Project "973" Program (2009CB421502);R&D Special Fund for Public Welfare Industry (Meteorology) (GYHY201206005);Natural Science Foundation of China (40730948,40921160381,41175087,40830958,40905029,40875039);Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
This study introduces a new dynamical quantity, shear gradient vorticity (SGV), which is defined as vertical wind shear multiplying the horizontal component of vorticity gradient, aiming to diagnose heavy precipitatio...