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DOI | 10.1029/2018JD029586 |
Characteristics of Sea-Effect Clouds and Precipitation Over the Sea of Japan Region as Observed by A-Train Satellites | |
West, Tyler K.; Steenburgh, W. James; Mace, Gerald G. | |
2019-02-16 | |
发表期刊 | JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES |
ISSN | 2169-897X |
EISSN | 2169-8996 |
出版年 | 2019 |
卷号 | 124期号:3页码:1322-1335 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA |
英文摘要 | Prolific winter (December-January-February) snowfall occurs over northwest Japan due to frequent sea-effect precipitation that develops during cold-air outbreaks over the Sea of Japan (SOJ). Knowledge of sea-effect clouds and precipitation across the SOJ region has historically been constrained, however, by limited offshore in situ observations and remote-sensing limitations. This paper uses sensors from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s A-Train Satellite Constellation to examine winter sea-effect properties in the SOJ region. The analysis shows that cloud and precipitation occurrence generally increases across the SOJ from Asia to Japan, as potential sea-effect periods with an along-orbit mean sea surface to 850-hPa temperature difference 13 degrees C comprise a majority of the total clouds and precipitation. Sea-effect clouds and precipitation occur most frequently in an arc-shaped area that extends from the western SOJ, where the Japan-Sea Polar-Airmass Convergence Zone (JPCZ) is common, to the coast of Honshu, and then northward to Hokkaido. Radar, lidar, and column water path statistics along A-Train orbital tracks show that sea-effect precipitation is deepest along the central Honshu coast and becomes shallower but more frequent with northward extent. Precipitation amount and frequency maximize along the coast and adjacent mountains but decline with inland extent, most abruptly downstream of higher mountain barriers. This work illustrates that air-sea interactions, coastal geometry, and regional topography strongly modulate cloud and precipitation patterns during sea-effect periods in the SOJ region. |
英文关键词 | sea-effect Sea of Japan Cloudsat clouds precipitation climate |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000459377000010 |
WOS关键词 | LAKE-EFFECT PRECIPITATION ; SNOW CLOUDS ; OROGRAPHIC ENHANCEMENT ; WINTER PRECIPITATION ; FORMATION MECHANISM ; QUASI-STATIONARY ; PROFILING RADAR ; HOKKAIDO ISLAND ; DOPPLER RADAR ; LIQUID WATER |
WOS类目 | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/32950 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | Univ Utah, Dept Atmospher Sci, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | West, Tyler K.,Steenburgh, W. James,Mace, Gerald G.. Characteristics of Sea-Effect Clouds and Precipitation Over the Sea of Japan Region as Observed by A-Train Satellites[J]. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES,2019,124(3):1322-1335. |
APA | West, Tyler K.,Steenburgh, W. James,&Mace, Gerald G..(2019).Characteristics of Sea-Effect Clouds and Precipitation Over the Sea of Japan Region as Observed by A-Train Satellites.JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES,124(3),1322-1335. |
MLA | West, Tyler K.,et al."Characteristics of Sea-Effect Clouds and Precipitation Over the Sea of Japan Region as Observed by A-Train Satellites".JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES 124.3(2019):1322-1335. |
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