JOURNAL OF METEOROLOGLCAL RESEARCH Vol.1 1987 CONTENTS No.1 Article Warm Congratulations on Publication of Acta Meteorologica Sinica ............. Zou Jingmeng (邹竞蒙) i A Starting Point .................................................................................................. Ye Duzheng (叶笃正) ii Run AMS in English Well ......................................................................................... Tao Shiyan (陶诗言) iii The Oscillation of Certain Zonal Mean Characteristics of Motion on a Spheric Earth’s Atmosphere ......... ........................................................................................................................................ Xie Yibing 1-9 Symmetric and Asymmetric Motions in the Barotropic Filtered Model Atmosphere ................................. ..................................................................................................... Liao Dongxian, and Zou Xiaolei 10-19 The Adjustment of Wind to Ekman Flow within the Planetary Boundary Layer ......................................... ................................................................................................................ Xu Yinzi, and Wu Rongskeng 20-25 An Objective Scheme for Long-Range Forecasts ....................................................................................... ..................................................................................... Zhang Jijia,Sun Zhaobo, and Zhang Banglin 26-33 Predictability Levels of Monthly Forecast Based on Time-Averaged Ocean/Atmosphere Variables —A Naturally Occurring Analogue Study ................................................................................................. ......................................................................................................... Qiu Chongjia, and Chou Jifan 34-42 The Relationship between Large-Scale Low-Level Jet over East Asia and Monsoon as Well as Cross-Equatorial Currents in Summer ........................................................................ Sun Shuqing 43-50 Energy Mechanisms in the Splitting and Rebuilding Processes of Polar Vortex at 100 hPa ....................... ...................................................................................................... Zhang Peizhong, and Miao Jinhai 51-59 Variations of Precipitation over the Equatorial Pacific and El Nino Events ............................................... ............................................................. Wang Shaowu,Ma Liang,Chen Zhenhua, and Zhang Qiwen 60-70 A Numerical Simulation of Wind-Driven Baroclinic Ocean Circulation ..................................................... .................................................................................................................................... Xing Runan 71-77 Numerical Simulation of the Atmospheric Mixed Layer ........................................................................... ......................................................................................................... Wu Huiding, and Dong Caiyun 78-88 A Study of Two-Branch One-Dimensional Numerical Model:Effects of Cloud-Precipitation Development on the Formation of Vertical Circulation in a Supercell Storm .................................................................... ................................................................................................................. Xu Huanbin, and Wang Siwei 89-95 A Comparison between the Doppler Sodar and in-situ Wind Measurements ............................................. ......................................... Lü Naiping,Li Shiming,Chen Yanjuan,Chen Jingnan and Zheng Yueming 96-104 Study on the Characteristics of Atmospheric Aerosol Thickness over China ............................................. ................................................................................. Zhao Bolin,Zhang Pengfei, and Gao Guoming 105-111 A Theoretical Study on the Urban Heat Island Effect ........................................................... Sang Jianguo 112-117 Applications of Microcomputer Technology in Meteorological Services Of China .............. Wu Xianwei 118-121 No.2 Article 1 A Notice for Contributions ................................................................................................ Zhou Shijian 122-122 Split Semi-Implicit Integration of Tropical Limited Area Multi-Level Primitive Equation Model .............. .............................................................................. Wang Kangling, Xue Jishan, and Liang Yanzhao 123-132 Discontinuous Oscillation in the Atmospheric Circulation and Index Cycle ................................................ ............................................................................................................ Jin Feifei, and Zhu Baozhen 133-142 Energy, Energy Flux And Lagrangian of Rossby Wave .................................................. Wu Rongsheng 143-150 A Numerical Simulation of The Geostrophic Adjustment Process ............................................................ ........................................................................................ Chen Qiushi, Lu Xianchi, and Wang Heng 151-163 Analytic Solutions of Nonlinear Wave Equations in the Atmosphere ........................................................ ................................................................................................................. Liu Shikuo, and Liu Shida 164-173 Remote Sensing of Air Temperature Profile and Surface Emissivity from HIRS2 Data ............................. ......................................................................................................... Wang Pengju, and Zhou Xiuji 174-182 Some Statistical Characteristics and the Application of Japanese GMS Low Cloud Winds ........................ .......................................................... Si Gongwang, Yu Zhangxiao, Liu Xiaolin, and Zhang Xuanli 183-189 Numerical Solution to the Problem on Diffusion of Catalytic Agents Released from an Airplane .............. ........................................................................................................ Shen Yiming, and Chen Jihang 190-197 Measurements of the Absorption Coefficient of Atmospheric Aerosols .................................................... ............................................................................................................ Luan Shengji, and Mao Jietai 198-205 Advances in the Atmospheric Sciences of China, 1983-1986...................................................................... Chinese Committee of Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, China National Committee for IUGG 206-257 JOURNAL OF METEOROLOGLCAL RESEARCH Vol.2 1988 CONTENTS No.1 Article Abrupt Change of Quasi-Geostrophic Flow Forced by Orography and Diabatic Heating ... Ma Jingxian 1-9 The Large-Scale Topography and the Stability of Rossby Wave in the Barotropic Atmosphere ................. ................................................................................................................................................. Lü Keli 10-17 A Mechanism for Effects of the Large-Scale Motion and Horizontal Inhomogeneity of the Moist Static Instability on MCS at Midlatitudes ............................................................................... Chen Qiushi 18-29 The Generalized Liapunov Stability for Atmospheric Systems ................ Liu Chongjian, and Tao Shiyan 30-40 Characteristics of Chaos of the Lorenz System with Velocity Shear ............... Liu Shida, and Wang Yan 41-46 Period-Doubling Bifurcations of the Atmospheric Circulation and Aperiodic Variations of the Flow Patterns ........................................................................................................................ Luo Zhexian 47-54 Some Basic Forms of Large-Scale Atmospheric Motion and Dissipative Structures .......... Luo Zhexian 55-63 Image Prediction for Torrential Rain Areas .................................................. Zhou Jiayu, and Yang Jinxi 64-73 Application of Ridge Regression in Fuzzy Sets to Forecast the Outlook of Rice Yield ........... Li Yaoxian 74-82 Forward and Backward Algorithms for Selecting Predictors on the Basis of the Criterion from Prediction Sum of Squares and their Application .............................. Yu Shanxian, and Shen Jinhua 83-90 Measurement of pH and Chemical Analysis of Rain Water in Rural Area of India ..................................... ..................................................... Medha S. Naik,L.T. Khemani,G.A. Momin, and P.S. Prakasa Rao 91-100 2 Numerical Simulation on Acidification of Cloud Water .......................... Mo Tianlin, and Deng Zhenqin 101-108 A Case Study of an Acid Rainstorm ...................................... Chen Delin,Gu Shufang, and Li Hongzhen 109-115 The Advances in Operational Numerical Weather Prediction at National Meteorological Center in China . ......................... Zhang Jijia,Liao Dongxian,Ge Aifen,Liu Huanzhu,Zhu Baozhen, and Chen Shoujun 116-126 No.2 Article Some Aspects on Cisk Theory ......................................................................................... Wu Rongsheng 127-134 Mesoscale Instability of a Baroclinic Basic Flow——Part I: Symmetric Instability ............. Zhang Kesu 135-145 The Nondispersion Solution of Nonlinear Spiral Planetary Waves ........... Zhang Ming, and Huang Sixun 146-155 On the Dynamics of Subtropical Upper-Tropospheric Quasi-Stationary Vortices in Northern Summer ...... ..................................................................................................................................