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implemented to the global model by Ballish (1980), is applied to adjust the input data.<br />

In this procedure, the data are projected onto the normal modes of the model <strong>and</strong><br />

separated into the rotational (or Rossby) modes <strong>and</strong> the gravity modes. The gravity<br />

modes are adjusted in such a way that the linear tendency terms are balanced by the<br />

adiabatic nonlinear advective terms, thus resulting in a net initial gravity wave tendency<br />

of zero. The physical effects included in the model are the influences of orography,<br />

position-dependent surface friction, moisture physics, <strong>and</strong> sub-scale horizontal dissipation,<br />

parameterized by diffusion. Evaporation <strong>and</strong> sensible heat flux from the oceans are<br />

also included. The application of the moisture physics consists of a sequence of three<br />

steps to adjust the temperature <strong>and</strong> specific humidity. Each step possesses a characteristic<br />

spatial scale: (1) cumulus convection in a conditionally unstable, generally unsaturated<br />

large-scale flow, (2) large-scale condensaton in stable, saturated large-scale flow, <strong>and</strong> (3)<br />

dry convection in unstable, unsaturated large-scale flow.<br />

3. The simulations of Yun-Gui cyclogenesis:<br />

3.1 Data:<br />

The data used in this study are taken from the FGGE Level III-B data from 12 GMT<br />

Feb. 19 to 00 GMT Feb. 21, 1979. The input data for the numerical model includes<br />

winds <strong>and</strong> geopotential height (from 1000mb to 500mb) at 12 layers <strong>and</strong> moisture<br />

field (from 1000mb to 300mb) at 6 layers at 12 GMT Feb. 19 <strong>and</strong> 00 GMT Feb. 20<br />

respectively.<br />

3.2 Synoptic situation:<br />

The synoptic situation during this period will be described briefly in the following:<br />

In the 850mb analysis (Fig. 1) we can find a low pressure trough around the Yun-<br />

Gui area at 12 GMT Feb. 19. This trough the intensified for the next 36 hours. At the<br />

same time, southwesterly warm advection prevailed over southern China which caused<br />

unusually warm weather over the Taiwan area. For the 500mb synoptic chart (Fig. 2) we<br />

can see a warm ridge located around the Yun-Gui area at 00.GMT Feb. 20 <strong>and</strong> a weak<br />

trough around 105° E, 23 0 E-30°N. This trough continued to deepen for the next 12<br />

hours. At 300mb the flow was generally from the west-northwest over the Yun-Gui<br />

plateau during this period. We also do the vorticity analysis for this case. Fig. 3 shows<br />

the vorticity field at 850mb. At 12 GMT Feb. 19 there exists a weak positive vorticity

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