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Topography sensitivity simulation test of a typical rainstorm process in Liupan Mountain region
MA Simin, MU Jianhua, SHU Zhiliang, SUN Yanqiao, DENG Peiyun, ZHOU Nan
Journal of Arid Meteorology    2022, 40 (3): 457-468.   DOI: 10.11755/j.issn.1006-7639(2022)-03-0457
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The WRF (weather research and forecasting) mesoscale numerical model was used to simulate a typical rainstorm process in the Liupan Mountain region on July 10, 2018. The dynamic and moisture field, the evolution of cloud and precipitation micro-physical structure were analyzed in this paper. A sensitivity test was conducted by varying the height of the Liupan Mountain topography in initial field of the model, and mechanism of the Liupan Mountain topography affecting precipitation there was discussed. The results show that the rainstorm was caused by the cold air at the bottom of the Mongolian cold vortex and the warm-moist air at the west side of the WPSH (western Pacific subtropical high) intersecting at the Liupan Mountain region and the 700 hPa shear line at the lower level. The rainstorm zone, the center of heavy precipitation and the shear line at 700 hPa were well simulated by the WRF model in the control test. At the stage of development and prosperity of precipitation, the southeasterly warm and wet air was affected by topographic forced uplift and topographic circumfluence, and there were updrafts in western and eastern slopes of the Liupan Mountain. Cloud water was brought to negative temperature layer and formed supercooled water. Cloud water, ice crystals, snow and graupel coexisted between 0 ℃ layer and -40 ℃ layer, which was conducive to collision growth of ice particles and the Bergeron process. The terrain sensitivity test shows that the change of terrain had little effect on rainfall area, and elevation of the terrain made rainfall level increase significantly, especially the heavy precipitation was more concentrated on the windward slope side. Forced uplift of terrain further strengthened vertical transport of water vapor and updraft, and the ice phase process in clouds developed fully. Supercooled cloud water provided favorable conditions for snow and graupel growth, thus increasing surface precipitation.

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