通过冰晶生长来展示云研究的重新利用天气变化
Fabiola Ramelli1, Jan Henneberger1, Christopher Fuchs1
1Department of Environmental Systems Science, Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8092, Switzerland.
PNAS nexus
|September 26, 2024
概括
天气变化,特别是冰川性云播种,揭示了自然云中的冰晶生长变异性. 这项研究改善了对云微物理学的理解,增强了天气预报和气候预测.
科学领域:
- 大气科学 大气科学
- 云物理 云物理
- 改变天气 改变天气
背景情况:
- 准确模拟云过程对于天气预报和气候预测至关重要,但它仍然是不确定性的重要来源.
- 云过程的实验室研究受到它们无法复制自然云系统中发现的复杂条件的限制.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究自然超冷层云中的冰晶生长速度,使用冰川云播种方法.
- 为了弥合控制实验室实验和复杂的自然云环境之间的差距.
主要方法:
- 使用无人机飞行器在超冷层云中进行云播种实验.
- 使用现场和地面遥感测量4-10分钟下风的冰晶生长速度.
主要成果:
- 观察到冰晶生长率的显著变化,与冰晶数量度和超和度的变化有关.
- 在 -15°C的实验中,在6到10分钟之间发现了几乎线性冰晶数量增长.
- 结果表明,由于自然云中的超和度高,降水开始的速度比之前估计的要快.
结论:
- 冰原云播种可以成为基础云研究的宝贵工具,包括冰的增长和气溶云相互作用.
- 这些发现有助于改善天气和气候模型的云微物理参数化.
- 这项研究促进了对更准确的天气预报和气候预测所需的理解.
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