Abstract:Using NCEP FNL (1°×1°)global analysis data, with the definition of kinetic energy gradient and eddy kinetic energy equation, a plateau shear line was diagnostically analyzed in the aspect of energy from August 25 to August 27, 2014. The plateau shear line first occurs in the southeast of Qinghai Province and then move eastward to the central of Sichuan Province, affecting the weather. The results show that:when the plateau shear line occurs and evolves, the location of it corresponds with the strong geostrophic deviation and large-value area of kinetic energy gradient, and the horizontal and vertical distribution of the kinetic energy gradient are consistent with the corresponding distribution of divergence, which reflect the basic structure of the shear line. The introduction of kinetic energy gradient is conducive to understanding the development and evolution of plateau shear line from the perspective of energy change. The distribution of large-value area of eddy kinetic energy is consistent with the direction of the shear line. During the early stage of shear line development, the eddy kinetic energy increases obviously. The values of the eddy kinetic energy advection and the barotropic transformation are too small to explain the transformation of the eddy kinetic energy during the evolution of the shear line. The baroclinic transformation and the eddy potential advection dominate the eddy kinetic energy budget. During the mature period of the shear line, the most available eddy potential energy is converted to the eddy kinetic energy. The baroclinic conversion is an important way of energy conversion during the development of plateau shear line, and it is conducive to the intensification of the ascending motion on the shear line. Eddy kinetic energy trend item can better predict the development trend of the shear line. Eddy ageostrophic geopotential flux and its divergence have good implications of the formation, disappearance and movement of the plateau shear line.