Using NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data, variations of heat transport in the Northern Hemisphere were studied. It was found that there are interdecadal variations in heat ransport from middle latitudes to higher latitudes. Th...Using NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data, variations of heat transport in the Northern Hemisphere were studied. It was found that there are interdecadal variations in heat ransport from middle latitudes to higher latitudes. The variations of interdecadal heat transport over longitudes around 120° E are out of phase with those over around 90° E and over the Northcastern Pacific. The seasonal variations of heat transport were also discussed. It was found that most heat is transported in the lower layer of the troposphere from middle latitudes to higher latitudes. Over around 120° E and over around 120° W . the seasonal and interannual variations of heat transport across 32.5° N are apparent and in phase.展开更多
The National Center for the Atmospheric Research(NCAR)middle atmospheric model is used to study the effects of the quasi-biennial oscillation in the stratosphere(QBO)on the tropopause and uppe troposphere,and the rela...The National Center for the Atmospheric Research(NCAR)middle atmospheric model is used to study the effects of the quasi-biennial oscillation in the stratosphere(QBO)on the tropopause and uppe troposphere,and the relationship between the QBO and South China Sea Summer Monsoon SCSSM is explored through NCEP(the National Centers for Environmental Prediction)/NCAR,ECMWF(Euro pean Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts)monthly mean wind data and in situ sounding data The simulations show that the QBO-induced residual circulations propagate downwards,and affect the tropopause and upper troposphere during the periods of mid-late QBO phase and phase transition Meanwhile,diagnostic analyses indicate that anomalous circulation similar to SCSSM circulation is generated to strengthen the SCSSM during the easterly phase and anomalous Hadley-like circulation weakens the SCSSM during the westerly.Though the QBO has effects on the SCSSM by meridiona circulation,it is not a sole mechanism on the SCSSM TBO mode.展开更多
The interdecadal variation of coral grayness in northern South China Sea (SCS) is studied using the annual mean coral grayness in northern SCS from 1789 to 1992 and annual precipitation at Guangzhou from 1908 to 1992 ...The interdecadal variation of coral grayness in northern South China Sea (SCS) is studied using the annual mean coral grayness in northern SCS from 1789 to 1992 and annual precipitation at Guangzhou from 1908 to 1992 by Singular Spectrum Analysis (SSA), correlation analysis, Mann-Kendall’s abrupt change analysis and composite analysis. The interdecadal variation of south China precipitation as reflected by the series of Guangzhou precipitation rebuilt with the coral grayness is discussed. The results show that the variation of coral grayness in SCS has significant terms of tendency, much-weighted interdecadal variation and weak interannual variation. There was a century-scale abrupt change of coral grayness at the end of the 1880s that changed from positive anomalies to negative anomalies. The global field of SST difference corresponding to the point of abrupt change was negative anomalies over the SCS and neighboring northern Indian Ocean, most of central and western Pacific Ocean and coastal areas of the northern Atlantic Ocean. The large-scale distribution of SST anomalies is concomitant with the century-scale abrupt change of coral grayness in SCS. Negative correlation exists between the coralgrayness in SCS and precipitation in Guangzhou on the interdecadal scale and the interdecadal precipitation in Guangzhou as reflected by the interdecadaldata of SCS coral grayness shows that the interdecadal variation of south China precipitation changes significantly from phase to phase. The current study aims at contributing in the effort of identifying alternative indexes for climate change in south China on the interdecadal scale and beyond.展开更多
Interdecadal variability characteristics of ocean-atmosphere interaction in the tropical areas are investigated by using atmospheric reanalysis data and oceanic dataset. Results indicate that due to the ocean-atmosphe...Interdecadal variability characteristics of ocean-atmosphere interaction in the tropical areas are investigated by using atmospheric reanalysis data and oceanic dataset. Results indicate that due to the ocean-atmosphere system’s internal adjustment on interdecadal time scales, the exchanges of latent heat and sensible heat between the ocean and at- mosphere are reduced by means of weakening trade wind, causing oceanic thermocline anomalies and resulting in unusual warming of sea surface tem- perature in the central and eastern Pacific. Mean- while the increases of sea surface temperature fa- cilitate much more development of convection in the eastern Pacific and excite a local ascending motion in the eastern and anomalous westerlies in the central and eastern Pacific, which further weaken the Walker circulation, and vice versa. Thus these processes constitute an interdecadal mode of positive feedback. This interdecadal feedback of the tropical ocean- atmosphere system is different from the previous conclusion of a so-called midlatitude-driving mecha- nism, which was used to explain the decadal vari- ability in the tropical Pacific Ocean.展开更多
文摘Using NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data, variations of heat transport in the Northern Hemisphere were studied. It was found that there are interdecadal variations in heat ransport from middle latitudes to higher latitudes. The variations of interdecadal heat transport over longitudes around 120° E are out of phase with those over around 90° E and over the Northcastern Pacific. The seasonal variations of heat transport were also discussed. It was found that most heat is transported in the lower layer of the troposphere from middle latitudes to higher latitudes. Over around 120° E and over around 120° W . the seasonal and interannual variations of heat transport across 32.5° N are apparent and in phase.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.40505019)
文摘The National Center for the Atmospheric Research(NCAR)middle atmospheric model is used to study the effects of the quasi-biennial oscillation in the stratosphere(QBO)on the tropopause and uppe troposphere,and the relationship between the QBO and South China Sea Summer Monsoon SCSSM is explored through NCEP(the National Centers for Environmental Prediction)/NCAR,ECMWF(Euro pean Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts)monthly mean wind data and in situ sounding data The simulations show that the QBO-induced residual circulations propagate downwards,and affect the tropopause and upper troposphere during the periods of mid-late QBO phase and phase transition Meanwhile,diagnostic analyses indicate that anomalous circulation similar to SCSSM circulation is generated to strengthen the SCSSM during the easterly phase and anomalous Hadley-like circulation weakens the SCSSM during the westerly.Though the QBO has effects on the SCSSM by meridiona circulation,it is not a sole mechanism on the SCSSM TBO mode.
文摘The interdecadal variation of coral grayness in northern South China Sea (SCS) is studied using the annual mean coral grayness in northern SCS from 1789 to 1992 and annual precipitation at Guangzhou from 1908 to 1992 by Singular Spectrum Analysis (SSA), correlation analysis, Mann-Kendall’s abrupt change analysis and composite analysis. The interdecadal variation of south China precipitation as reflected by the series of Guangzhou precipitation rebuilt with the coral grayness is discussed. The results show that the variation of coral grayness in SCS has significant terms of tendency, much-weighted interdecadal variation and weak interannual variation. There was a century-scale abrupt change of coral grayness at the end of the 1880s that changed from positive anomalies to negative anomalies. The global field of SST difference corresponding to the point of abrupt change was negative anomalies over the SCS and neighboring northern Indian Ocean, most of central and western Pacific Ocean and coastal areas of the northern Atlantic Ocean. The large-scale distribution of SST anomalies is concomitant with the century-scale abrupt change of coral grayness in SCS. Negative correlation exists between the coralgrayness in SCS and precipitation in Guangzhou on the interdecadal scale and the interdecadal precipitation in Guangzhou as reflected by the interdecadaldata of SCS coral grayness shows that the interdecadal variation of south China precipitation changes significantly from phase to phase. The current study aims at contributing in the effort of identifying alternative indexes for climate change in south China on the interdecadal scale and beyond.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.40136010,90211010)the Chinese Academy of Sciences(YQ200501).
文摘Interdecadal variability characteristics of ocean-atmosphere interaction in the tropical areas are investigated by using atmospheric reanalysis data and oceanic dataset. Results indicate that due to the ocean-atmosphere system’s internal adjustment on interdecadal time scales, the exchanges of latent heat and sensible heat between the ocean and at- mosphere are reduced by means of weakening trade wind, causing oceanic thermocline anomalies and resulting in unusual warming of sea surface tem- perature in the central and eastern Pacific. Mean- while the increases of sea surface temperature fa- cilitate much more development of convection in the eastern Pacific and excite a local ascending motion in the eastern and anomalous westerlies in the central and eastern Pacific, which further weaken the Walker circulation, and vice versa. Thus these processes constitute an interdecadal mode of positive feedback. This interdecadal feedback of the tropical ocean- atmosphere system is different from the previous conclusion of a so-called midlatitude-driving mecha- nism, which was used to explain the decadal vari- ability in the tropical Pacific Ocean.
