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Characteristics of Summer Rainfall over East Asia as Observed by TRMM PR

TRMM 위성의 강수레이더에서 관측된 동아시아 여름 강수의 특성

  • Seo, Eun-Kyoung (Department of Earth Science Education, Kongju National University)
  • 서은경 (공주대학교 사범대학 지구과학교육과)
  • Received : 2010.12.05
  • Accepted : 2011.01.21
  • Published : 2011.02.28
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Abstract

The characteristics and vertical structure of the rainfall are examined in terms of rain types using TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission) PR (Precipitation Radar) data during the JJA period of 2002-2006 over three different regions; midlatitude region around the Korean Peninsula (EA1), subtropical East Asia (EA2), and tropical East Asia (EA3). The convective rain fraction in the EA1 region is 12.2%, which is smaller by 6% than those in the EA2 and EA3 regions. EA1 shows less frequent convective rain events, which are about 0.5 times as many as those in EA3. EA1 produces the mean convective rain rate of 10.4 mm/h that is about 40% larger than EA2 and EA3 while all regions have similar mean stratiform rain rate. The relationships between storm height and rain rate indicate that the rain rate is proportional to the storm height. Based on the vertical structure of radar reflectivity, EA1 produces deeper and stronger convective clouds with higher rain rate compared to the other regions. In EA3, radar reflectivity increases distinctly toward the land surface at altitude below 5 km, indicating more dominant coalescence-collision processes than the other regions. Furthermore, the bright band of stratiform rain clouds in EA3 is very distinct. In convective rain clouds, the first EOFs of radar reflectivity profiles are similar among the three regions, while the second EOFs are slightly different. The larger variability exists at upper layers for EA1 while it exits at lower levels for EA3.

이 연구는 TRMM(Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission) 위성의 강수레이더인 PR(Precipitation Radar)의 5년간 (2002-2006) 6-8월 동안의 산출물을 분석하여 한반도 주변 지역과 동아시아의 아열대 및 열대 지역의 강우와 강우구름의 연직 구조 특성을 강우유형별로 분류하여 조사하였다. 한반도 주변 지역은 12.2%의 대류형 강우 비율로 다른 지역과 비교하여 약 6% 작았으며, 단위면적당의 강우 발생 빈도는 특히 열대지역의 50% 정도였다. 또한 한반도 주변 지역은 대류형에서 40% 더 강한 강우강도(10.4 mm/h)를 만들어내며, 층운형의 경우 세 지역 모두 비슷한 강우강도를 나타냈다. 평균적으로 강우강도는 운정고도와 비례하는 관계를 보였다. 레이더 반사도의 연직 구조를 통해 한반도 주변의 대류운은 연직적으로 매우 발달한 구름으로 더 높은 강우강도와 연관되어 있었다. 특히 열대지역의 대류형 강우구름들은 약 5 km의 고도 이하에서 지표에 접근함에 따라 수적들의 충돌병합에 의해 뚜렷한 레이더 반사도의 증가를 보였으며, 층운형 강우구름들은 더욱 뚜렷한 밝은 띠를 갖고 있었다. 한편 대류형에서 레이더 반사도의 첫 번째 경험직교함수 구조는 세 지역이 매우 비슷하지만, 두 번째 경험직교함수는 조금 다른 모습을 보였다. 한반도 주변 지역과 열대지역은 각각 상층과 하층에 큰 변동성을 보였다.

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