Description of the ARM Operational Objective Analysis System

Zhang, M.; Xie, Shaocheng; Cederwall, R.T.; Yio, J. John

doi:10.2172/802094

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“…Detailed algorithms and numerical realizations can be found in Zhang and Lin (1997) and Zhang, Xie, et al. (2001). The major CVA algorithms are briefly listed as follows.…”

Section: Methodology and Datamentioning

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Observed Large‐Scale Structures and Diabatic Heating Profiles of Precipitation Over the Tibetan Plateau and South China

2021

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This study investigates and compares large‐scale dynamic and thermodynamic structures of precipitation over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) and South China (SC). Vertical velocity, temperature and moisture advection, apparent heat source Q1 and apparent moisture sink Q2 are analyzed for strong, moderate, and light/no‐rain based on the measurements. The principal findings are as follows. (1) Both regions showed the strongest upward motion at around 400 hPa for strong and moderate rainfall, but the intensity of upward motion in SC was twice that of the TP. (2) Horizontal temperature advection over the TP showed advective warming in the lower troposphere and advective cooling in the upper troposphere, but this advection over SC was weaker and had a different vertical structure. Moreover, the strong‐rain horizontal temperature advection was the strongest over the TP but the weakest over SC. (3) The moisture advection over the TP reached its maximum at around 400 hPa, showing a one‐peak structure; while that over SC was stronger in the mid‐to‐low troposphere, showing a multi‐peak structure. (4) The Q1 profiles of the three rain categories in the TP were top‐heavy, with two heating peaks in the mid‐to‐upper troposphere. In contrast, the Q1 profiles in SC only had a heating peak in the middle troposphere. Correlations between the vertically integrated and were significant in SC but weakened in the TP. (5) Diurnal cycles of large‐scale structures in the TP were strong from the late afternoon to early morning, while those in SC were strong in the afternoon.

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“…Detailed algorithms and numerical realizations can be found in Zhang and Lin (1997) and Zhang, Xie, et al. (2001). The major CVA algorithms are briefly listed as follows.…”

Section: Methodology and Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…One is the adjusted variables, and the other is the constraint variables, which will be shown in Section 2.3. The procedure in the CVA scheme to finish the data analysis consists of four steps (Zhang, Xie, et al., 2001). The first step collects and reorganizes the raw measurements into a standard format for further analysis.…”

Section: Methodology and Datamentioning

confidence: 99%