Organization of Tropical East Pacific Convection (OTREC) - Post-Campaign Analysis

热带东太平洋对流组织 (OTREC) - 活动后分析

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项目摘要

This award supports analysis of observations collected during the Organization of Tropical East Pacific Convection (OTREC) field campaign. The campaign was designed to study the formation and development of tropical convective clouds and associated heavy rainfall in the adjacent but distinct regions of the eastern equatorial Pacific and the southwest Caribbean, along with their evolution over the intervening portions of Central America and Colombia. The campaign also considered the genesis and evolution of easterly waves, large westward-moving atmospheric disturbances (wavelengths of about 2,000 km) which occur on a weekly basis in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. The campaign deployment, based in western Costa Rica, took place from August to October 2019 and featured 22 flights of the Gulfstream V research aircraft maintained by the National Center for Atmospheric Research. The aircraft flew at about 40,000 feet using dropsondes and a W-band radar to make observations of clouds and atmospheric conditions. Dropsondes contain the same instrument package as standard weather balloons, only dropped from the aircraft with a small parachute. The radar determines cloud properties including the concentrations of ice particles and liquid droplets, and uses Doppler shift to measure cloud updraft and downdraft speeds. The aircraft sampling was augmented by observations collected at ground sites in Costa Rica and Colombia.This project continues the campaign's effort to identify the mechanisms that lead to the development of deep tropical convection. Much of the work is devoted to analysis of vertical mass flux profiles in convecting regions, in paticular whether rising motions in clouds occur in the lower to middle troposphere or the upper troposphere. The work is motivated by a theory of tropical convection developed by the Principle Investigators and others which emphasizes the association between bottom-heavy vertical mass flux profiles and heavy rainfall, as well as an inverse relationship between atmospheric stability and moisture content. Work here determines the extent to which the theory applies to all the OTREC study regions despite their differences in sea surface temperature and other conditions. The project also considers whether easterly waves found in the eastern Pacific form locally or if they are the same easterly waves seen propagating across the Atlantic after forming in West Africa. Additional work considers the impact of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO), a large-scale topical weather pattern, on convection observed during the campaign. The MJO caused a shift in low-level wind direction during the campaign and the effects of the wind shift on convection are not yet clear. Finally, the research includes collaborations with the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts to evaluate weather forecasts in the OTREC study area, and with colleagues at the National University of Colombia who bring surface-based observations and regional expertise to the project.The work is of societal interest due to the importance of tropical convection for weather and climate across the globe. Easterly waves are of particular interest for weather forecasting given their tendency to spawn hurricanes. Better understanding of tropical convection and easterly waves is thus of interest for the improvement of weather and climate models and for helping decision makers anticipate the likely consequences of climate variability and change. The work also promotes international collaboration in atmospheric science through the collaborations mentioned above. The Principle Investigators pursue education and outreach through public lectures, a class on the "Science of Weather" for high school science teachers, and interactions with K-12 students. The project provides support and training to a graduate student and an undergraduate.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.
该奖项支持对热带东太平洋对流组织(OTREC)野外活动期间收集的观测数据进行分析。该运动的目的是研究赤道东太平洋和加勒比海西南部邻近但不同的地区热带对流云的形成和发展以及与之相关的强降雨,以及它们在中美洲和哥伦比亚中间部分的演变。该运动还考虑了在加勒比海和东太平洋每周发生一次的东风波的起源和演变,即向西移动的大型大气扰动(波长约2,000公里)。2019年8月至10月,在哥斯达黎加西部进行了这次行动部署,由国家大气研究中心维护的湾流V研究飞机进行了22次飞行。这架飞机在大约4万英尺的高空飞行,使用下投探空仪和w波段雷达来观测云和大气状况。下落探空仪包含与标准气象气球相同的仪器包,只是用一个小降落伞从飞机上扔下来。雷达可以确定云的特性,包括冰粒和液滴的浓度,并使用多普勒频移来测量云的上升和下降气流速度。在哥斯达黎加和哥伦比亚地面站点收集的观测资料加强了飞机取样。这个项目继续了该运动的努力,以确定导致热带深层对流发展的机制。大部分工作致力于对流区垂直质量通量剖面的分析,特别是云中的上升运动是发生在对流层中下层还是对流层上层。这项工作的动机是由主要研究人员和其他人发展的热带对流理论,该理论强调底部重垂直质量通量剖面和强降雨之间的联系,以及大气稳定性和水分含量之间的反比关系。这里的工作决定了该理论适用于所有OTREC研究区域的程度,尽管它们在海面温度和其他条件上存在差异。该项目还考虑了东太平洋的东风波是在当地形成的,还是在西非形成后横跨大西洋传播的东风波。额外的工作考虑了麦登-朱利安振荡(MJO)的影响,这是一种大规模的局部天气模式,在竞选期间观察到对流。MJO在运动期间引起了低空风向的转变,风的转变对对流的影响尚不清楚。最后,该研究包括与欧洲中期天气预报中心合作,评估OTREC研究区域的天气预报,并与哥伦比亚国立大学的同事合作,后者为该项目带来了地面观测和区域专业知识。由于热带对流对全球天气和气候的重要性,这项工作引起了社会的兴趣。由于东风浪有产生飓风的倾向,因此对天气预报特别感兴趣。因此,更好地了解热带对流和东风波对改进天气和气候模式以及帮助决策者预测气候变率和变化的可能后果具有重要意义。这项工作还通过上述合作促进了大气科学方面的国际合作。主要调查人员通过公开讲座、为高中科学教师开设的“天气科学”课程以及与K-12学生的互动来开展教育和推广。该项目为研究生和本科生提供支持和培训。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命,并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估,被认为值得支持。

项目成果

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Weak Temperature Gradient Modeling of Convection in OTREC
OTREC 中对流的弱温度梯度建模
On the impact of dropsondes on the ECMWF Integrated Forecasting System model (CY47R1) analysis of convection during the OTREC (Organization of Tropical East Pacific Convection) field campaign
下投式探空仪对 ECMWF 综合预报系统模型 (CY47R1) OTREC(热带东太平洋对流组织)现场活动期间对流分析的影响
  • DOI:
    10.5194/gmd-15-3371-2022
  • 发表时间:
    2022
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  • 影响因子:
    5.1
  • 作者:
    Sentić, Stipo;Bechtold, Peter;Fuchs-Stone, Željka;Rodwell, Mark;Raymond, David J.
  • 通讯作者:
    Raymond, David J.
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