华南飑线中闪电活动与ZDRKDP柱的时空配置关系研究

A study on the relationship of spatiotemporal configuration between lightning activities and ZDR and KDP columns in squall lines over South China

  • 摘要: 基于广州S波段双偏振雷达和低频三维闪电探测系统,研究了2017年5月4和8日两次飑线过程中闪电活动与ZDRKDP柱的时空配置关系。结果表明:(1)闪电活动初期(云闪频次低于50次/(6 min)、地闪频次低于10次/(6 min)),云闪和地闪活动主要落在ZDRKDP柱平面空间覆盖范围内,云闪更倾向于发生在KDP柱区域内(占比最大可超过40%)。随着闪电活动的活跃,云闪和地闪活动主要落在非ZDRKDP柱平面覆盖范围。(2)ZDRKDP柱体积变化可提前云闪和地闪活动趋势约30 min,相关系数可超过或接近0.9,且ZDR柱体积峰值可以较好地预示云闪和地闪峰值的出现。

     

    Abstract: This study analyzes the relationship of spatiotemporal configuration between lightning activities and ZDR and KDP columns during two squall lines over Guangzhou on 4 and 8 May 2017. The observations are from a S-band dual-polarization radar and the Low-Frequency Electric Field Detection Array. The results show that: (1) During the early stage of lightning activities (the intracloud (IC) lightning frequency is less than 50/(6 min), and the cloud-to-grand (CG) lightning frequency is less than 10/(6 min)), IC lightning and CG lightning mainly occurred within the plane spatial coverage of ZDR and KDP columns, and IC lightning tended to occur within the area of KDP columns (the maximum percentage can exceed 40%). As lightning activities became more active, IC lightning and CG lightning activities mainly occurred outside the planar coverage of the ZDR and KDP columns. (2) Changes in ZDR and KDP column volume led the trend of the IC lightning and CG lightning activity by about 30 min, and the correlation coefficient approached or exceeded 0.9. In addition, the peak of ZDR column volume was a good predictor of the occurrence of IC lightning and CG lightning peak. The results of this study have important scientific significance for understanding the relationship between lightning activities and the dynamic structure of the complex mesoscale weather systems. It also provides new perspectives for early warning and forecasting of lightning activities via dual-polarization weather radar data.

     

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