Second-Order Moist Potential Vorticity in Terrain-Following Coordinate and its Application in Improving Numerical Precipitation Prediction 

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  • 1. Xichang Satelite Launch CenterXichang 615000SichuanChina
    2. School of Resources and Environmental Engineering of Ludong UniversityYantai 264025ShandongChina
    3. Institute of Atmospheric PhysicsChinese Academy of SciencesBeijing 100029China
    4. College of Computer Science and TechnologyNational University of Defense TechnologyChangsha 410073HunanChina

Online published: 2025-10-20

Abstract

For the general problem of rainstorm under complex terrainthe use of isobaric coordinates can not accurately analyze and predict the intensity and movement of mountain rainstorm due to the intersection of the lower troposphere isobaric surface and the ground. In order to improve the rainstorm prediction level under complex terrain conditionsit is necessary to develop a set of rainstorm prediction methods under the terrain following coordinate systemwhich can not only directly reflect the terrain impact in physical quantitiesbut also avoid the differences in dynamic analysis of different regions caused by terrain in local rectangular coordinates or isobaric coordinates. Taking the second-order moist potential vorticity in the ensemble dynamic factor heavy rainfall forecasting method as an examplethis paper studies and attempts dynamic heavy rainfall forecasting under the terrain-following coordinate system. It derives the mathematical form of the second-order moist potential vorticity in the terrain following coordinate systemand then explores the physical information contained in the secondorder moist potential vorticity in the terrain following coordinate system and the possibility of improving the precipitation forecast through case analysis and comparison with the second-order moist potential vorticity in the iso‐ baric coordinate system. Furthermorethe analog method is introduced to conduct forecast verification on quantitative precipitation forecasting using the second-order moist potential vorticity in the terrain-following coordinate system. The verification results show that in the ETS score of summer precipitation forecast in 2016 and 2017The score of precipitation similarity correction method based on topographic second-order moist potential vorticity is higher than that of original forecast precipitation of GFS model.

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YANG Cha, LI Na, HU Yuntao, RAN Lingkun, ZHAO Xingna . Second-Order Moist Potential Vorticity in Terrain-Following Coordinate and its Application in Improving Numerical Precipitation Prediction [J]. Plateau Meteorology, 0 : 1 . DOI: 10.7522/j.issn.1000-0534.2025.00076

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