TITLE:
Study on Diagnosis Weather Process and Flight Impact of Heavy Snowfall in Northeast China “11/2021”
AUTHORS:
Xiaohui Zhang, Hengrui Tao, Ying Zheng
KEYWORDS:
Heavy Snow, Weather Situation, Water Vapor, Energy, Aircraft Icing
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection,
Vol.10 No.5,
May
31,
2022
ABSTRACT: Based on ERA5 reanalysis data, the characteristics of weather situation, water vapor condition, dynamic uplift condition, energy condition, ice accumulation environment and flight effect of aircraft in the heavy snowfall process in northeast China from November 5 to 12, 2021 are analyzed. The results show that the heavy snowfall process in Northeast China is caused by the combination of Northeast China Cold Vortex, trough, low level frontal cyclone and cold front. Through the analysis of the physical field, it is found that the sufficient water vapor transport is from the south and the southeast, the convergence rising in the lower layer, divergence “pumping” in the upper layer, air flow rising in the vertical plane and a large amount of convection effective potential energy are all contributing to the heavy snowfall. The impact of heavy snowfall on flight mainly includes low visibility and ice accumulation. Water vapor flux, water vapor flux divergence, vertical velocity, potential temperature and convective effective potential energy can all be used as the judging indexes of heavy snowfall forecast.