Abstract:In this study, parameterization scheme of silver iodide nucleation is coupled to the WRF model, and the model is used to simulate a winter orographic cloud in the Middle Tianshan of Xinjiang from January 22 to 23, 2021.According to the actual position of the ground-based generators in the Tianshan area of Xinjiang, the position of the ground-based generator array of Baiyanggou Mushi station is selected as the position of the ground-based generator in the model. The ground-based generator catalytic simulation of the winter orographic cloud process is carried out from 1800 UTC to 1900 UTC on 22. The main conclusions are as follows: The silver iodide particles released from the ground-based generator diffuse downwind to the cloud area under the action of airflow and terrain, nucleate and generate ice crystals through freezing and condensation, and consume cloud water. The West and south sides of the ground-based generator are uphill, and the cloud water above is close to the ground. Therefore, the consumption of cloud water and the formation of ice crystals are mainly concentrated over the hillside in the West and south of the ground-based generator. The activation process of silver iodide particles is mainly concentrated from 1800 UTC to 2000 UTC. The activation process promotes the transformation of cloud droplets below 3 km to ice crystals and the transformation of ice crystals to snow in this period time, which increases the content of snow below 3 km, resulting in the enhancement of ground snowfall intensity at 1800 to 2000 UTC and the increase of cumulative ground snowfall. The catalytic test of different doses shows that for this orographic cloud, when the total amount of AgI is within 480 g, the snow enhancement efficiency increases with the raise of the total amount of AgI. When the total amount of AgI increased to 4 800 g, there was excessive seeding. The total amount of AgI is between 480 g and 4 800 g, and there is a total amount value with the maximum snow enhancement efficiency. For the six generators in the ground-based generator array, the more ground-based generator start-up, the greater the snow enhancement efficiency.