Simulation of the Impacts of Urbanization on Winter Meteorological Fields over the Pearl River Delta Region
The influences of urbanization on weather in Guangdong Province, China, were studied using the Weather Research and Forecasting model from 31 December 2009 through 3 January 2010. Model outputs were compared with extensive monitoring of meteorological data to examine the simulation ability. Model re...
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doaj-06d8119da0a844d48a49680c242107de2020-11-24T21:57:48ZengHindawi LimitedAdvances in Meteorology1687-93091687-93172017-01-01201710.1155/2017/20124012012401Simulation of the Impacts of Urbanization on Winter Meteorological Fields over the Pearl River Delta RegionNaixing Luo0Liping Zeng1Wenshi Lin2Fangzhou Li3Baolin Jiang4Jiangnan Li5School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, ChinaGuizhou Meteorological Bureau, Guiyang 550002, ChinaSchool of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, ChinaSchool of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, ChinaSchool of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, ChinaSchool of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, ChinaThe influences of urbanization on weather in Guangdong Province, China, were studied using the Weather Research and Forecasting model from 31 December 2009 through 3 January 2010. Model outputs were compared with extensive monitoring of meteorological data to examine the simulation ability. Model results between tests (with and without land-use change) show that the urbanization had major effects on meteorological fields across nearly the entire Pearl River Delta region and particularly in urban areas. Studied fields (wind speed, temperature, precipitation, and sensible and latent heat fluxes) were affected by the urbanization of the PRD region. The major influences occurred in urban areas, where wind speeds decreased greatly, while the daytime surface upward sensible heat flux clearly increased. Unlike the sensible heat flux, the latent heat flux had a nonmonotonic increase or decrease. As a consequence of the two heat fluxes, 2-m temperature varied with location and time. Change of precipitation was complex. The main rain band became more concentrated, while precipitation decreased upwind of the urban area and increased downwind.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2012401 |
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Simulation of the Impacts of Urbanization on Winter Meteorological Fields over the Pearl River Delta Region |
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Simulation of the Impacts of Urbanization on Winter Meteorological Fields over the Pearl River Delta Region |
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Simulation of the Impacts of Urbanization on Winter Meteorological Fields over the Pearl River Delta Region |
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Simulation of the Impacts of Urbanization on Winter Meteorological Fields over the Pearl River Delta Region |
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Simulation of the Impacts of Urbanization on Winter Meteorological Fields over the Pearl River Delta Region |
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simulation of the impacts of urbanization on winter meteorological fields over the pearl river delta region |
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The influences of urbanization on weather in Guangdong Province, China, were studied using the Weather Research and Forecasting model from 31 December 2009 through 3 January 2010. Model outputs were compared with extensive monitoring of meteorological data to examine the simulation ability. Model results between tests (with and without land-use change) show that the urbanization had major effects on meteorological fields across nearly the entire Pearl River Delta region and particularly in urban areas. Studied fields (wind speed, temperature, precipitation, and sensible and latent heat fluxes) were affected by the urbanization of the PRD region. The major influences occurred in urban areas, where wind speeds decreased greatly, while the daytime surface upward sensible heat flux clearly increased. Unlike the sensible heat flux, the latent heat flux had a nonmonotonic increase or decrease. As a consequence of the two heat fluxes, 2-m temperature varied with location and time. Change of precipitation was complex. The main rain band became more concentrated, while precipitation decreased upwind of the urban area and increased downwind. |
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