一次超级单体雹暴过程的微物理特征分析

Microphysical characteristics analysis of a supercell hailstorm

  • 摘要: 利用雨滴谱仪、CINRAD/SA-D双偏振天气雷达和国家气象观测站、灾情调查及ERA5资料,分析了一次超级单体雹暴发生的环境条件,利用粒子识别技术获得雹暴过程粒径分布的可靠观测数据,拟合冰雹谱分布,研究雹暴不同区域和不同阶段的地面粒子谱分布与双偏振雷达参数的关系,深入认识超级单体雹暴的微物理过程、热力学和动力学,结果表明:(1)雹暴过程受高空槽和地面辐合线共同影响,是在偏低对流有效位能(CAPE)、强垂直风切变环境里产生的右移超级单体风暴,引发了致灾性大冰雹、局地强降水和大风;(2)冰粒子谱呈单调递减分布,Gamma分布对直径≥5 mm的冰雹有明显拟合优势;因为包含了直径<5 mm的霰粒子,冰粒子谱截距参数(N0)普遍大于之前的研究,形状因子(µ)为负值;(3)超级单体雹暴的差分反射率因子弧具有大的反射率因子(ZH)梯度、大的差分反射率因子(ZDR)以及小的相关系数(CC)和差分相移率(KDP),地面观测到相当数量的特大和大雨滴,其来源于融化层以上的冰粒子,伴有较多的小雨滴,微物理过程以融化和蒸发为主;(4)冰雹集中出现在超级单体雹暴前侧下沉气流区前部狭窄区域内,低层ZH≥60 dBz,ZDR≤0 dB,CC≤0.92,KDP>1.7°/km,融化层以下有KDP>3.0°/km的核心,先后出现大冰雹、小冰雹和霰粒子,有较高比例的大和特大雨滴密度,微物理过程以融化和融水脱落为主;(5)最大雨强时段出现在集中降雹之后的前侧下沉气流强回波区,各种尺度的雨滴数密度明显增大,导致雨强显著增大,雨强极值出现在中等大小雨滴占优势时段,微物理过程以融化和融水脱落为主,伴有碰并和地面大风引起的破碎过程;(6)前侧下沉气流后部临近降水结束,ZHZDRKDP同步减小,均为中小雨滴。粒径排序机制的作用在雹暴的粒子分布中持久而且深厚,融化和融水脱落是伴随降雹阶段重要的微物理过程,蒸发、碰并和破碎等过程的发生具有阶段性和局地性,造成雨滴谱的复杂性和多样性。

     

    Abstract: Based on precipitation observations of CINRAD/SA-D dual-polarization weather radar and ground automatic stations as well as disaster surveys and ERA5 data, the environmental conditions for a supercell hailstorm event are analyzed. Reliable observational data on the size distribution of hails are obtained by the particle identification technology, and the hail spectrum distribution is fitted. The study investigates the relationship of ground particle spectrum distribution in different regions and stages of the hailstorm with parameters of dual-polarization radar and obtains an in-depth understanding of the microphysical processes, thermodynamics, and dynamics of supercell hailstorms. The results indicate that: (1) The hailstorm is jointly influenced by an upper-level trough and a surface convergence line. It is a right-moving supercell storm generated in a low convective available potential energy (CAPE) and strong vertical windshear environment, leading to disastrous large hails, heavy local rainfall and strong winds. (2) The identified hail particle size distribution in Gaotang and Changqing exhibits a monotonically decreasing pattern, and the Gamma distribution shows a significant fitting advantage for hailstones with diameter≥5 mm. Due to the inclusion of graupels with diameter <5 mm, the intercept parameter N0 is generally larger than that in previous studies; the shape factor µ is negative. (3) The differential reflectivity arc of the supercell hailstorm is characterized by a large reflectivity factor gradient (ZH), a significant differential reflectivity (ZDR), and a low correlation coefficient (CC) and specific differential phase (KDP). A considerable number of very large to large raindrops are observed at the ground level, which originated from a large amount of ice particles above the melting layer, accompanied by a significant number of smaller raindrops. The microphysical processes are primarily dominated by melting and evaporation. (4) Hails are concentrated in the narrow area at the front of the forward downdraft in the supercell hailstorm, with low-level ZH≥60 dBz, ZDR≤0 dB, CC≤0.92, KDP>1.7°/km, and a core with KDP>3.0°/km below the melting layer. Large hails, small hails, and graupels appear sequentially with a high proportion of large and very large raindrop density. The microphysical processes are mainly dominated by melting and shedding. (5) The period of maximum rainfall intensity occurs in the strong echo area of the forward downdraft after concentrated hailfall, where the number density of raindrops of various sizes increases significantly, leading to a marked increase in rainfall intensity. The peak of rainfall intensity occurred during the period when medium-sized raindrops were predominant. The microphysical processes are primarily dominated by melting and shedding, accompanied by coalescence and fragmentation processes caused by strong winds. (6) At the tail of the forward downdraft, as precipitation is about to end, ZH, ZDR, and KDP decrease synchronously, indicating the presence of medium and light raindrops. The role of the particle size sorting mechanism is pronounced and persistent in the particle distribution of hailstorms. Melting and shedding are important microphysical processes in the hail falling phase. The processes such as evaporation, coalescence, and fragmentation are phased and localized, contributing to the complexity and diversity of the raindrop spectrum.

     

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