Arid Zone Research ›› 2021, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (5): 1226-1234.doi: 10.13866/j.azr.2021.05.04

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Comparative analysis of different types of precipitation characteristics in the northern foot of Qilian Mountain under the influence of topography

FU Shuangxi1(),ZHANG Hongfen2(),YANG Lijie2,ZHAO Yujuan2,ZHANG Kexin2,CHEN Qi1   

  1. 1. Gansu Weather Modification Office, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
    2. Qingyang Meteorological Bureau, Qingyang 745000, Gansu, China
  • Received:2021-01-21 Revised:2021-06-20 Online:2021-09-15 Published:2021-09-24
  • Contact: Hongfen ZHANG E-mail:fusx1997@163.com;45101400@qq.com

Abstract:

The effects of precipitation on Qilian Mountain and the process of heavy rain in different terrains were evaluated using data from the Zhangye CINRAD/CC Doppler radar, conventional meteorological observation, and L-band second radiosonde. The different types of heavy rain formation mechanisms and physical conditions depend on the effect of terrain on the precipitation. The large value area for every type of precipitation is concentrated in the mountainous area or the northern slope of the mountain. The forced uplift effect caused by terrain elevation was significant. The blocking, convergence, and uplift of minor local terrains are more prominent in the process of strong convective precipitation. The training effect produced by the overall uplift due to the significant topography and the convergence effect caused by the small local topography resulted in a short-time heavy precipitation process. In systematic cold air affecting precipitation, the main topographic action form is the strong airflow echo in the bearing layer, which is continuously generating and is being maintained for a long time under the influence of a “pocket” topographic shape. The representational terms of upper-level cold cloud precipitation and lower-level warm cloud precipitation differed in the radiosonde data.

Key words: the northern foot of Qilian Mountains, heavy precipitation, terrain influence, radar echo, sounding second level data