SolaPub Date : 2023-11-28DOI: 10.2151/sola.2024-001
Mikio Nakanishi
{"title":"Contribution of shallow convection to the localization of a band shaped area of heavy precipitation on 4 July 2020","authors":"Mikio Nakanishi","doi":"10.2151/sola.2024-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2151/sola.2024-001","url":null,"abstract":"</p><p>On 4 July 2020, a quasi-stationary band-shaped area of heavy precipitation occurred near the center of Kyushu, Japan. The contribution of shallow convection to the localization of the precipitation area is examined using the Weather Research and Forecasting model. Two turbulent transport schemes, the Yonsei University scheme and the Mellor–Yamada–Nakanishi–Niino (MYNN) scheme, are selected. Simulations are performed for a 5-km horizontal resolution domain (SIM1) and a 1-km horizontal resolution domain nested within the 5-km resolution domain (SIM2). The results show that SIM1 predicts a more northerly bias than a radar/raingauge-analyzed precipitation area but provides a relatively small bias for the MYNN scheme, and SIM2 predicts the analyzed precipitation area reasonably well for both schemes. They also suggest that the improvement in SIM2s is due to the transition from shallow to deep convection upwind of the southwesterly wind, and the MYNN scheme with a partial condensation scheme in SIM1 reasonably simulates the growth of shallow convection by parameterizing the buoyancy production of turbulence associated with cloud formation. It is expected that the accurate prediction of shallow convection can improve the reproduction of the location of heavy precipitation areas.</p>\u0000<p></p>","PeriodicalId":49501,"journal":{"name":"Sola","volume":"53 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138538207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SolaPub Date : 2023-11-21DOI: 10.2151/sola.2023-039
Mau Nguyen-Dang, Quang-Van Doan, Duong-Trịnh Hoang, Thanh-Hung Nguyen, Do Ngoc Khanh, Duong Cao Phan, Tam Tran-Thi, Hieu-Nguyen Van, Tuan Bui-Minh
{"title":"Land surface physics-based downscaling approach for agricultural meteorological prediction: Applicability for tropical-monsoon region, the Red River Delta, Vietnam","authors":"Mau Nguyen-Dang, Quang-Van Doan, Duong-Trịnh Hoang, Thanh-Hung Nguyen, Do Ngoc Khanh, Duong Cao Phan, Tam Tran-Thi, Hieu-Nguyen Van, Tuan Bui-Minh","doi":"10.2151/sola.2023-039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2151/sola.2023-039","url":null,"abstract":"</p><p>This study represents a pioneering effort to establish a downscaling framework named “land-surface-physics-based downscaling” (LSP-DS) for agricultural meteorological prediction in the tropical-monsoon region of the Red River Delta, Vietnam. The primary focus of this article is to evaluate the performance of LSP-DS on meteorological variables, specifically temperature and humidity. In details, LSP-DS, which is based on the NCAR's Noah Multi-Parameterizations land surface model, incorporated by recently developed land use/cover data for Vietnam released by JAXA, is forced by ERA5 data for 2013; and the results are compared with ground-based station observations. The results exhibit excellent performance of LSP-DS versus observations with consistently high correlation coefficient between the two, highlighting the high potential of using LSP-DS for real-time operational forecast. The LSP-DS performance varies with different sub land use/cover categories, implying that the proper parameter settings could be key point for improvement. The findings of this research underscore the dual strengths of the LSP-DS approach: its computational efficiency and its remarkable efficacy in predicting spatial heterogeneity of local climates. These attributes render it well-suited for agrometeorological forecasting in a tropical monsoon climate, exemplified by the Red River Delta in Vietnam.</p>\u0000<p></p>","PeriodicalId":49501,"journal":{"name":"Sola","volume":"172 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138538166","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SolaPub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.2151/sola.2023-038
Ayako Seiki, Akira Nagano, Ning Zhao, Iwao Ueki, Satoru Yokoi
{"title":"Diurnal SST warming and the boreal summer intraseasonal oscillation in the Philippine Sea: contrasts between early and late summer","authors":"Ayako Seiki, Akira Nagano, Ning Zhao, Iwao Ueki, Satoru Yokoi","doi":"10.2151/sola.2023-038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2151/sola.2023-038","url":null,"abstract":"The relationship between diurnal fluctuations of sea surface temperature (SST) in the Philippine Sea and the boreal summer intraseasonal oscillation (BSISO) and its difference between early and late summer are investigated using four-year (2017-2020) data of a moored buoy deployed at 137°E, 13°N. A strong diurnal cycle of SST is observed frequently during convectively suppressed phases of the BSISO, simultaneous with a weakening of surface winds and enhanced insolation. In addition, abrupt SST warming along with the strong diurnal cycle occurred in the middle of May in 2018 and 2019, in conjunction with the first BSISO of the year. Interestingly, the convectively suppressed phases of second BSISO showed small SST warming albeit the strong diurnal cycle, which can be attributed to a deepening of the warm isothermal layer. In the remaining two years, 2017 and 2020, SST increased gradually with small diurnal SST amplitude, which is presumably attributed to continuous surface winds with moderate strengths mixing the upper ocean. Moreover, the first BSISO was observed in late summer. These results suggest that the abrupt SST warming associated with the strong diurnal cycle is linked to the seasonal onset of the BSISO.","PeriodicalId":49501,"journal":{"name":"Sola","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135267163","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SolaPub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.2151/sola.2023-033
Takumi Matsunobu, Julian F. Quinting, Christian M. Grams, Mio Matsueda
{"title":"Regional extreme precipitation events in wintertime Japan facilitated by East-Asian large-scale flow patterns","authors":"Takumi Matsunobu, Julian F. Quinting, Christian M. Grams, Mio Matsueda","doi":"10.2151/sola.2023-033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2151/sola.2023-033","url":null,"abstract":"The statistical and dynamical relationships between regional extreme precipitation events (EPEs) during wintertime in five Japanese regions and East-Asian synoptic weather patterns are addressed. 4 Two of the five weather patterns, the southerly flow (SF) and low pressure (LP), are associated with about 50% of EPEs in all the regions. A regional dependency is found, with SF being more likely to cause extreme precipitation in two regions in the south of Japan and LP in the other regions, respectively. The large-scale dynamics leading to EPEs in each region are assessed by a combined Lagrangian and Eulerian analysis. In the two southern regions, EPEs are predominantly associated with direct moisture supply from the subtropical oceans. This is modulated by the large-scale flow pattern of SF. In contrast, EPEs in the northern coastal areas of the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean are influenced by anomalous moisture supply from the cyclone-induced moisture convergence modulated by LP. The eastern coastal region of the Sea of Japan shows a mixture of both these moisture supply mechanisms. The strong link between EPEs and synoptic patterns might help to improve predictions of extreme events, even on the sub-seasonal forecast horizon.","PeriodicalId":49501,"journal":{"name":"Sola","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135446361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SolaPub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.2151/sola.2023-013
R. Kimura, M. Moriyama, L. Şaylan
{"title":"Monitoring of recent aridification in Türkiye using MODIS satellite data from 2000 to 2021","authors":"R. Kimura, M. Moriyama, L. Şaylan","doi":"10.2151/sola.2023-013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2151/sola.2023-013","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49501,"journal":{"name":"Sola","volume":"55 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78113049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SolaPub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.2151/sola.2023-012
Y. Tomikawa, M. Kohma, M. Takeda, Kaoru Sato
{"title":"Water vapor in the upper troposphere above Syowa Station in the Antarctic: Its variations and causes","authors":"Y. Tomikawa, M. Kohma, M. Takeda, Kaoru Sato","doi":"10.2151/sola.2023-012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2151/sola.2023-012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49501,"journal":{"name":"Sola","volume":"137 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76191013","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SolaPub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.2151/sola.2023-015
S. Hirano, Kosuke Ito, Hiroyuki Yamada
{"title":"Tropical Cyclone Track Modified by a Front Located to the Northeast","authors":"S. Hirano, Kosuke Ito, Hiroyuki Yamada","doi":"10.2151/sola.2023-015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2151/sola.2023-015","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49501,"journal":{"name":"Sola","volume":"65 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83452757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SolaPub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.2151/sola.2023-014
T. Kawano, Rina Yasukiyo, R. Kawamura, T. Mochizuki
{"title":"A projection of future JPCZs by WRF dynamical downscaling simulations based on MIROC6 ScenarioMIP ssp585","authors":"T. Kawano, Rina Yasukiyo, R. Kawamura, T. Mochizuki","doi":"10.2151/sola.2023-014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2151/sola.2023-014","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49501,"journal":{"name":"Sola","volume":"144 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86200691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SolaPub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.2151/sola.2023-001
Kazuto Takemura, H. Mukougawa
{"title":"Mechanism for the Abnormal Extension of North Pacific Subtropical High toward Japan in Late June 2022","authors":"Kazuto Takemura, H. Mukougawa","doi":"10.2151/sola.2023-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2151/sola.2023-001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49501,"journal":{"name":"Sola","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73489564","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}