Comparative Analysis of Two Abrupt Heavy Rain Processes in Sichuan Basin in July 2011

By using the conventional meteorological data,Doppler radar data and NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data,the characteristics of Doppler radar's reflectivity,environmental condition and trigger mechanism of the heavy rain are analyzed and compared between two abrupt heavy rain processes occurring in Sichuan Basin on 3 July(7.3) and 23 July(7.23) 2011.The results show that:the7.3heavy rain happened under a typical circulation background,and moisture transporting to the heavy rain area from the South China Sea was smoothly,thus the heavy rainfall maintained so long,but the7.23heavy rain occurred behind the upper cold-vortex,and convective unstable energy was abundant and vertical wind shear was strong, thus this heavy rain process happened with hail and thunderstorm weather accompanied,its radar reflectivity was 5 dBz stronger than7.3case and had the characteristics of severe storms such as the low-level weak-reflectivity and the upper echo-overhang.As a whole,the non-equilibrium force is contributed to the occurrence of heavy rain and it is the excited mechanism of the two heavy rainfalls,and the change of the divergence evolvement is consistent with the strength and the position of the heavy rain which would happen 6 hours later.