大气科学学报2025，Vol.48Issue(3)：404-416,13.DOI:10.13878/j.cnki.dqkxxb.20231010001
基于机器学习的大气边界层高度预测方法研究
Prediction of planetary boundary layer height using a machine learning ap-proach
摘要
Abstract
The planetary boundary layer(PBL),located in the lower troposphere near the earth's surface,is pro-foundly influenced by surface friction,thermal processes,and evaporation.As a crucial component of the atmos-pheric system,the PBL acts as a bridge between the free atmosphere and the Earth's surface and serves as the pri-mary space for human activity.Planetary boundary layer height(PBLH),a key structural characteristic,reflects physical processes such as turbulent mixing and convective development within the boundary layer.Accurately tracking its continuous changes and evolution is essential for advancing research in atmospheric science,environ-mental monitoring and pollution control. Traditional methods for PBLH determination,such as sounding observations,offer high accuracy but are lim-ited in spatial and temporal coverage,restricting their utility for multi-scale continuous observations.Remote sens-ing can provide continuous monitoring but is significantly affected by weather conditions and cannot fully capture PBLH dynamics.Numerical models,while useful,are subject to intrinsic model errors.A need remains to further investigate the relationship between near-surface atmospheric characteristics and PBLH.In this study,we apply a machine learning approach,XGBoost,to predict PBLH using long-term surface meteorological,wind radar,and sounding data from Beijing(January 2016 to May 2019)to train a model,which we subsequently employ to pre-dict PBLH from June 2019 to May 2020. Results indicate that the model performs optimally under clear-sky daytime conditions,achieving a high cor-relation with radiosonde-derived PBLH(correlation coefficient=0.86).Prediction accuracy is reduced at night.Surface temperature,relative humidity,and wind speed emerge as the most influential input features.The predicted PBLH displays a pronounced diurnal cycle,increasing rapidly after sunrise,gradually decreasing in the afternoon,and stabilizing at night.Seasonal analysis shows that daily PBLH variations are more pronounced in spring and summer,reaching up to 1 km,and are smaller in autumn and winter,around 700 m. Overall,the XGBoost algorithm outperforms multiple linear regression and support vector regression in PBLH predictions,offering an efficient,intuitive method to continuously estimate PBLH's diurnal variation.This approach provides new insights into the diurnal and seasonal patterns of the PBL,supporting multi-period analysis.However,model performance for nighttime PBLH is limited,as it does not fully capture the stabilized boundary layer's vertical stricture due to strong radiative cooling and the weakened interaction between the PBL and the surface.Future work will incorporate vertical observation data to refine the model structure and compare results with other detection methods to validate the applicability of the XGBoost algorithm.关键词
XGBoost方法/机器学习/大气边界层高度/日变化Key words
XGBoost algorithm/machine learning/planetary boundary layer height/diurnal cycle引用本文复制引用
白嘉怡,魏伟,张宏昇,车慧正..基于机器学习的大气边界层高度预测方法研究[J].大气科学学报,2025,48(3):404-416,13.基金项目
国家重点研发计划项目(2023YFC3706300) （2023YFC3706300）
国家自然科学基金项目(42375185 （）
42175092 （）
91544216) （）
中国气象科学研究院科技发展基金项目(2022KJ017) （2022KJ017）
