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一次对流触发过程垂直运动分析

Analysis of Vertical Motion in the Triggering Process of a Convective Event

  • 摘要: 本研究针对2019年7月31日华北地区太行山中段一次辐合线交汇所触发的对流过程进行分析,探究影响其垂直加速的动力过程。通过对垂直运动方程进行分析,垂直加速度可分解为动力项与浮力项。诊断结果显示:浮力项主导此次垂直加速运动,对选定对流单体内气块后向轨迹上的垂直运动方程右端项进行诊断分析发现,低层浮力项随着水平辐合逐渐减弱,当气块上升至3.5km以上高空显著增强。根据浮力倾向方程,其中局地浮力变化主要受层结项、三维散度强迫项的影响,前者将稳定层结的环境大气垂直向上输送,并不利于正浮力维持,但后者在对流触发前,呈现典型的“辐合–辐散–辐合”垂直交替分布:低层以水平辐合为主,局地质量补偿有利于垂直上升运动,而2-6km高度范围内,低层以垂直辐散为主,中高层由水平辐散主导,使得该高度层三维辐散得以维持,并引发气团垂直再分配,这一过程有效驱动了正浮力的向上增强,有利于垂直加速上升从而触发强对流。

     

    Abstract: This study analyzes the convective process triggered by a convergence line intersection in the middle part of the Taihang Mountains in North China on July 31, 2019, investigating the dynamic processes influencing its vertical acceleration. By analyzing the equation of vertical motion, vertical acceleration can be decomposed into a dynamic term and a buoyancy term. Diagnostic results indicate that the buoyancy term dominates this vertical acceleration motion. Analysis of the temporal evolution of the right-hand side term in the vertical motion equation along the backward trajectory of the selected convective cell reveals that the lower-level buoyancy term gradually weakens with horizontal convergence, but significantly strengthens when the air parcel rises above 3.5 km altitude. According to the buoyancy tendency equation, local buoyancy variations are primarily influenced by the stratification term and the three-dimensional divergence forcing term. The former represents the vertical transport of stable stratification from the ambient atmosphere upward, which is unfavorable for maintaining positive buoyancy. However, the latter exhibits a typical “convergence—divergence—convergence” vertical alternating distribution prior to convective triggering. At lower levels, horizontal convergence dominates, with local mass compensation favoring vertical ascent. Between 2—6 km altitude, vertical divergence prevails at lower levels while horizontal divergence dominates at mid-to-upper levels. This maintains three-dimensional divergence within this height range, triggering vertical redistribution of air masses. This process effectively enhances positive buoyancy upward, promoting accelerated vertical ascent and triggering intense convection.

     

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