热带太平洋上空的长期平均垂直运动:风造型多普勒雷达测量
概括
热带大气的垂直运动在上层热带层和下层平流层从向下向上转变. 位于热带区附近的圆形云极大地影响了这些运动,影响了热带层-平流层质量交换.
科学领域:
- 大气科学 大气科学
- 热带气象学 热带气象学
- 大气动力学 大气动力学
背景情况:
- 热带大气中的垂直运动对天气模式和气候至关重要.
- 了解热层和平流层循环之间的过渡是气候建模的关键.
- 之前的研究集中在特定的条件,需要更广泛的观察.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究热带大气中长期的平均垂直运动.
- 分析大气条件的影响,包括厄尔尼诺和云,对垂直运动.
- 评估对热层-平流层质量交换的影响.
主要方法:
- 在圣诞岛进行测量时,利用了非常高频 (VHF) 风力分析多普勒雷达.
- 分析了长期的平均垂直运动数据.
- 在厄尔尼诺和非厄尔尼诺期间的观测与波恩佩的数据进行了比较.
主要成果:
- 观察到从自由热带层的向下运动过渡到上层热带层和下层平流层的上升运动.
- 在清的空气中,自由的热层运动与热和热的加热/冷却平衡保持一致.
- 位于热带区附近的圆形云在确定垂直运动特征方面显得至关重要.
结论:
- 热带大气中的垂直运动模式表现出明显的垂直过渡.
- 圆柱状云在热带期调节垂直大气运动方面发挥着重要作用.
- 这些发现对了解热层和平流层之间的大气质量交换有重要意义.
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