Arid Zone Research ›› 2021, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (5): 1254-1262.doi: 10.13866/j.azr.2021.05.07

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Analysis of spatial and temporal distribution characteristics of cloud water resources in Qinghai Province from 2014 to 2018

ZHANG Yuxin(),MA Xueqian(),HAN Huibang,ZHANG Pengliang,LIU Na   

  1. Qinghai Weather Modification Office, Xining 810000, Qinghai, China
  • Received:2020-12-09 Revised:2021-02-01 Online:2021-09-15 Published:2021-09-24
  • Contact: Xueqian MA E-mail:nuistzyx@126.com;moblflyqxm@126.com

Abstract:

Based on the ERA5-hour reanalysis data (with a horizontal resolution of 0.25°×0.25°), the precipitation, water vapor, hydrocoagulation, and aerial cloud water resources of Qinghai Province were analyzed from 2014 to 2018, using the CCR-MEM and EOF methods. The results showed that the annual precipitation distribution in Qinghai Province was characterized by a greater decline in the southeast and a more limited decline in the northwest, and the spatial distribution was extremely uneven. The water vapor distribution zones were mainly the Qaidam (Qinghai Lake) and Hehuang Valley in the north, the Hoh Xil (Zhiduo) heterotopia distribution zone in the southwest and the Bayan Kera Mountain-Yellow River bend area in the southeast. The distribution characteristics of hydrocoagulants and precipitation were more similar in the southeast than in the northwest, and more in the windward slope of the mountain range.The average precipitation efficiency of water vapor and water condensate was 0.3% and 14%, respectively. The total cloud water resources measured 70.8 billion tons, and were most abundant in the south and southeast of Sanjiangyuan area. The cloud water resources from the southern foot of Qilian Mountain to the extension zone of Xining were the second highest in this area In the decomposition of the EOF method, the main spatial distribution of cloud water resources showed a step-like change in the northeast and southwest. It is urgent to carry out targeted weather modification operations, based on the transport of water vapor and hydrocoagulants and on the distribution characteristics of cloud water resources, combining different regions and different landforms.

Key words: cloud water resources, moisture transport, precipitation efficiency, EOF analysis