东亚季风指数分类初析

On Classification of East Asian Monsoon Indices

回顾了亚洲季风指数定义方法发展历程。将东亚季风强度指数按定义时所使用的要素类型分类为环流类、温湿类、海陆差异类、方程类和综合类,指出了各类指数的特点及适用范围,并为今后开展相关研究提出一些设想。

On the basis of the review of Asian monsoon indices' defined method, East Asian monsoon intensity and area indices are classified into five classes, such as circulation class, humid-thermal class, land-sea contrast class, equation class and synthesis class. Meanwhile, the difference of varied kinds of monsoon indices is emphasized. Furthermore, some outlooks of this field are put forward.