Varying Rossby Wave Trains from the Developing to Decaying Period of the Upper Atmospheric Heat Source over the Tibetan Plateau in Boreal Summer

This study demonstrates the two different Rossby wave train（RWT） patterns related to the developing/decaying upper atmospheric heat source over the Tibetan Plateau（TPUHS） in boreal summer. The results show that the summer TPUHS is dominated by quasi-biweekly variability, particularly from late July to mid-August when the subtropical jet steadily stays to the north of the TP. During the developing period of TPUHS events, the intensifying TPUHS corresponds to an anomalous upper-tropospheric high over the TP, which acts as the main source of a RWT that extends northeastward, via North China, the central Pacific and Alaska, to the northeastern Pacific region. This RWT breaks up while the anomalous high is temporarily replaced by an anomalous low due to the further deepened convective heating around the TPUHS peak. However, this anomalous low, though existing for only three to four days due to the counteracting dynamical effects of the persisting upper/lower divergence/convergence over the TP, acts as a new wave source to connect to an anomalous dynamical high over the Baikal region. Whilst the anomalous low is diminishing rapidly, this Baikal high becomes the main source of a new RWT, which develops eastward over the North Pacific region till around eight days after the TPUHS peak. Nevertheless, the anomaly centers along this decaying-TPUHS-related RWT mostly appear much weaker than those along the previous RWT.Therefore, their impacts on circulation and weather differ considerably from the developing to the decaying period of TPUHS events.

The Rossby wave train patterns forced by shallower and deeper Tibetan Plateau atmospheric heat-source in summer in a linear baroclinic model

By using a linear baroclinic model(LBM),this study investigates the different Rossby wave train(RWT)patterns associated with the Tibetan Plateau(TP)upper-atmospheric heat source(TPUHS)that is anomalously shallower and deeper in boreal summer.Observational results indicate the different RWT patterns between the developing and decaying periods of synoptic TPUHS events,when the anomalous TPUHS develops from a relatively shallower to a deeper TP heat source.Based on the different vertical heating profiles between these two periods in observation,this study forces the LBM with prescribed TPUHS profiles to mimic a shallower and deeper summer TP heat source.The results show that the atmospheric responses to a shallower and deeper TPUHS do exhibit different RWT patterns that largely resemble those in observation.Namely,corresponding RWT pattern to a shallower TPUHS stretches from the TP to the west coast of America,while that to a deeper TPUHS extends from the TP region to Alaska.

El Niño背景下AO激发Rossby波对云南冬季极端降水的影响

2019年1月8日云南平均降水达29.8 mm,为1961年来第三大的冬季极端强降水事件。研究发现,2018/2019年冬季El Niño背景下,偏暖的南海生成热带低压,受偏强偏西的西太平洋副高(简称西太副高)外围气流引导西行进入孟加拉湾(简称孟湾)后北上。北极涛动(Arctic Oscillation,AO)激发Rossby波列东传至孟湾形成南支槽,槽前西南气流与副高外围气流和热带低压汇合,在缅甸至云南形成强西南急流、上升运动和水汽辐合,导致了这次极端降水事件。结果表明:(1)AO正位相时,斯堪的纳维亚脊前北风偏强偏南到达地中海、北非后,激发中低纬地中海-北非槽、巴基斯坦脊、孟湾南支槽Rossby波列,以及中高纬斯堪的纳维亚脊、乌拉尔山槽、蒙古脊Rossby波列,进而形成青藏高原(简称高原)“北脊南槽”形势。(2)低纬波列东传过程中要受到副高的影响,北非副高和西太副高外围气流有利的位置配置对南支槽有增幅作用,使AO激发的欧亚低纬波列更显著。(3)El Niño有利于阿拉伯海反气旋、西太副高、中南半岛偏南气流、高原绕流及蒙古脊偏强,La Niña时情况相反。所以ENSO通过对以上系统的影响进而对AO影响云南降水有调制作用。

Responses of the Southern Ocean mixed layer depth to the eastern and central Pacific El Niño events during austral winter

Based on the Ocean Reanalysis System version 5(ORAS5)and the fifth-generation reanalysis datasets derived from European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts(ERA5),we investigate the different impacts of the central Pacific(CP)El Niño and the eastern Pacific(EP)El Niño on the Southern Ocean(SO)mixed layer depth(MLD)during austral winter.The MLD response to the EP El Niño shows a dipole pattern in the South Pacific,namely the MLD dipole,which is the leading El Niño-induced MLD variability in the SO.The tropical Pacific warm sea surface temperature anomaly(SSTA)signal associated with the EP El Niño excites a Rossby wave train propagating southeastward and then enhances the Amundsen Sea low(ASL).This results in an anomalous cyclone over the Amundsen Sea.As a result,the anomalous southerly wind to the west of this anomalous cyclone advects colder and drier air into the southeast of New Zealand,leading to surface cooling through less total surface heat flux,especially surface sensible heat(SH)flux and latent heat(LH)flux,and thus contributing to the mix layer(ML)deepening.The east of the anomalous cyclone brings warmer and wetter air to the southwest of Chile,but the total heat flux anomaly shows no significant change.The warm air promotes the sea ice melting and maintains fresh water,which strengthens stratification.This results in a shallower MLD.During the CP El Niño,the response of MLD shows a separate negative MLD anomaly center in the central South Pacific.The Rossby wave train triggered by the warm SSTA in the central Pacific Ocean spreads to the Amundsen Sea,which weakens the ASL.Therefore,the anomalous anticyclone dominates the Amundsen Sea.Consequently,the anomalous northerly wind to the west of anomalous anticyclone advects warmer and wetter air into the central and southern Pacific,causing surface warming through increased SH,LH,and longwave radiation flux,and thus contributing to the ML shoaling.However,to the east of the anomalous anticyclone,there is no statistically significant impact on the MLD.

2022年5月欧亚大陆中高纬度地区“三极子”型异常气温的特点和成因

2022年5月,欧亚大陆中高纬度地区出现了“三极子”型的异常表面气温(Surface air temperature,SAT),东欧和东北亚偏冷,欧亚大陆中北部偏暖,是2000年以来5月最明显的一次气温异常。基于多种资料和方法,本文探讨了此次“三极子”型异常气温的特点和成因。结果表明:“三极子”型异常SAT在5月15—27日期间最显著,与“三极子”型的异常大气环流密切相关,偏暖(冷)处受到了异常高(低)压和异常偏南(北)风的影响,欧亚大陆中北部(东欧)还受到了异常下沉(上升)运动和净热通量正(负)异常的影响,东北亚较弱的异常环流可能是该处SAT异常较弱的原因。比较不同物理过程对三极子各区域SAT异常的贡献,发现异常温度平流(异常经向风对气候态温度的平流)在“三极子”型异常SAT的形成中贡献最大,贡献率分别为40.5%、18.7%和17.7%。“三极子”型异常环流与两支波列有关。里海以北和中纬度北大西洋东部分别在5月9—10日和15—17日期间有与低层辐合异常和高层辐散异常相关的异常上升运动,导致降水异常偏多。线性斜压模式结果证明,降水导致的潜热释放在对流层形成的异常热源可以激发出欧亚大陆上的“三极子”型环流。

冬季与北大西洋涛动相关Rossby波列传播特征及对下游气候的影响

利用再分析数据,以在北半球冬季与北大西洋涛动(North Atlantic Oscillation,NAO)相关的向下游传播的准定常波列在欧洲地区是否发生反射为标准,将1957/1958年至2001/2002年这45个冬季分为高纬型和低纬型两类冬季,分别简称为在H型和L型冬季。在H(L)型冬季,和NAO相联系的向下游传播的Rossby波列主要沿高纬度(低纬度)路径传播。对比了在两种类型冬季NAO与同期大气环流、近地面温度(Surface Air Temperature,SAT)、海表面温度(Sea Surface Tempertaure,SST)和降水的关系。结果表明:大气环流方面,在H型冬季,300 hPa位势高度异常在西-西伯利亚和中-西伯利亚西部与NAO呈现正相关,而在L型冬季300 hPa位势高度异常在亚洲东海岸(约40°N)和北太平洋呈现正相关,在H型冬季与NAO相关的经向风异常在中纬度形成波列,而在L型冬季与NAO相关的经向风异常在副热带形成波列;SAT方面,在H型冬季SAT异常在欧亚大陆腹地高纬度地区与NAO呈现正相关,而在L型冬季与NAO相关的SAT异常在欧亚大陆腹地的高纬度地区相对较弱,但NAO造成的SAT异常可以扩展到亚洲东北部;降水方面,H型冬季与L型冬季主要区别在中国南方,在H型冬季降水异常与NAO的关系相对较弱,而在L型冬季降水异常与NAO呈现正相关关系;SST方面,同期SST异常在北大西洋中纬度海域与NAO呈现正相关,而在L型冬季与NAO相关的SST异常在北大西洋中纬度地区相对较弱,在北大西洋北部和南部较强。总体而言,在H型和L型冬季,NAO具有不同下游影响。

热带气旋Rossby波能量频散问题研究进展

热带气旋是发生在热带洋面上的强烈气旋性涡旋.由于地转涡度梯度的存在,热带气旋在移动过程中不断发生Rossby波能量频散,并在热带气旋运动方向的后部激发出反气旋和气旋交替排列的Rossby波能量频散波列.多热带气旋共存和热带气旋的异常运动是当前国际热带气旋研究领域的热点问题,热带气旋Rossby能量频散被证实与多个热带气旋连续生成和异常运动密切相关.本文从热带气旋能量频散及波列特征、主要影响因子、反馈作用等方面,回顾总结了国内外关于热带气旋Rossby波能量频散的相关研究进展,并提出当前亟待解决的一些科学问题.目的是为深入研究热带气旋Rossby波能量频散及其影响提供基础和参考,以期使更多的研究学者关注热带气旋能量频散问题,从而进一步揭示热带气旋生成、发展和异常运动的动力学机理.

Alternation of the Atmospheric Teleconnections Associated with the Northeast China Spring Rainfall during a Recent 60-Year Period

Northeast China(NEC)is China’s national grain production base,and the local precipitation is vital for agriculture during the springtime.Therefore,understanding the dynamic origins of the NEC spring rainfall(NECSR)variability is of socioeconomic importance.This study reveals an interdecadal change in the atmospheric teleconnections associated with the NECSR during a recent 60-year period(1961-2020).Before the mid-1980s,NECSR had been related to a Rossby wave train that is coupled with extratropical North Atlantic sea surface temperature(SST),whereas,since the mid-1980s,NECSR has been linked to a quite different Rossby wave train that is coupled with tropical North Atlantic SST.Both Rossby wave trains could lead to enhanced NECSR through anomalous cyclones over East Asia.The weakening of the westerly jet over North America is found to be mainly responsible for the alternation of the atmospheric teleconnections associated with NECSR during two epochs.

台风涡旋螺旋波及其波列传播动力学特征:诊断分析

运用台风移动涡旋影响域统计分析动态区域序列概念 ,采用 3个目标台风卫星TBB 资料 ,对台风螺旋云带波列结构特征进行了功率谱合成分析。研究结果揭示出台风涡旋中心与周边区域对流云的相关场呈螺旋带波状特征 ;台风影响域螺旋波亦表现出显著次天气、中尺度波动特征 ,其波动周期尺度及其传播相速可类似重力内波与涡旋Rossby波 ,即周期呈双峰特征 ,为大于 6h与 2 4h左右时间尺度 ;螺旋波高、低空流型特征与台风的维持、发展结构特征相关 ;扰动TBB场时间偏差分布呈类似涡旋Rossby波螺旋波列 ,其波列路径与涡旋Rossby波传播特征相似 。

MJO对中国春季降水影响的数值模拟研究

利用IAP-AGCM4.0模式,通过多初值集合数值模拟研究了赤道附近的大气季节内振荡(MJO)传播的两个关键位相期对中国东部春季降水的影响。当在赤道中东印度洋及赤道西太平洋引进异常非绝热加热(强MJO活动)强迫时,模式很好地模拟出了中国东部地区春季降水的异常形势,模式模拟与先期所作的诊断分析结果极为相似,即在MJO的第2—3(6—7)位相,中国长江中下游地区多雨(中国东部大部分地区降水偏少)。对模式输出的高度场、风场、散度和涡度场以及水汽输送场的分析表明,中国春季降水异常的发生分别与异常非绝热加热在东亚/西北太平洋地区所造成的异常大气环流形势密切相关。对逐日响应场的分析表明,就MJO活动影响中国春季降水的可能物理过程及机制进行的讨论表明,赤道附近的异常对流加热不仅可以在赤道附近激发产生大气的罗斯贝波和开尔文波型响应,而且,还会在大气中激发产生从热带到中高纬度的罗斯贝波列遥响应。但是,由于异常对流加热发生的地区不同,大气遥响应场的形势也会十分不同,它所导致的影响也就很不一样。当异常对流加热发生在赤道中东印度洋(对应MJO的第2—3位相)时,大气的罗斯贝波列遥响应将在东亚/西太平洋地区形成有利于中国东部(尤其是长江中下游地区)春季降水偏多的形势;当异常对流加热发生在赤道西太平洋(对应MJO的第6—7位相)时,大气的罗斯贝波列遥响应将在东亚/西太平洋地区形成不利于中国东部春季降水的形势。

冬季乌拉尔山地区不同生命期阻塞高压的热动量输送特征

冬季乌拉尔山地区阻塞高压(以下简称乌山阻高)是引发东亚地区寒潮天气的重要天气系统,研究其动力机制可为实际业务工作中的极端低温事件的预测提供更多的理论参考。本文利用美国国家环境预测中心-能源部(National Centre from Environmental Prediction-Department of Energy,NCEP-DOE)的再分析数据,采用天气学方法从1979-2018年40个冬季中甄选出21次短中(生命期5~7天)及14次长生命期(生命期等于或大于8天)乌山阻高,对比分析两类阻高过程中定常热(v*T*)、动量(u*v*)通量的输送特征,结果表明:(1)冬季长生命期阻高期间60°N附近v*T*的辐合量及u*v*输送量显著大于短中生命期的,说明定常热、动量输送对阻高的长时间维持有重要作用。且长生命期阻高期间对流层上层(300~150 hPa)20°N-40°N区域u*v*向北输送,短中生命期的则向南输送,说明副热带急流向中纬度输送u*v*为阻高长时间维持提供动量补充。同时冬季长生命期阻高期间70°N极锋急流偏弱,为阻高延长生命期,扩大范围提供有利条件。(2)定常热、动量通量在对流层中上层各层次上的分布也有显著不同。各层次上的v*T*及u*v*的输送都是通过阻高激发的Rossby波波列完成的。对流层中上层(500~300 hPa)乌山阻高关键区西北-东南域定常动量通量向极补充输送是阻高长时间维持的关键。

夏季北极海冰激发的500hPa遥相关型

本文应用统计方法,分析7月、8月北极海冰与北半球500hPa位势高度场的相关场,7月、8月500hPa基点相关图,多冰年与少冰年的1000—500hPa厚度差图等,得到如下结论: 夏季极冰冷源的存在,可激发北半球大气产生遥相关型,这种遥相关型可以看成二维Rossby波列,具有相当正压结构,在西风带中沿着固定的波导自高纬向低纬分布,从而影响北美的环流和天气。表现为极冰偏多年份,极涡加强而偏心,加拿大高压脊和北美大槽亦同时加强;反之,极冰偏少年份,上述系统均减弱。

冬、夏季青藏高原地面加热场激发的500 hPa遥相关型

本文用青藏高原地面加热场强度来表征高原的加热状况，并用统计的方法，分析了冬季（２月）和夏季（７月）青藏高原地面加热场强度与同期５００ｈＰａ位势高度的遥相关关系，得到如下结论：冬季高原地面加热场可激发北半球５００ｈＰａ产生遥相关型，这种遥相关型可看成是二维Ｒｏｓｂｙ波列由低纬向东北方向传播；夏季高原地面加热场可激发北半球５００ｈＰａ产生类似于ＥＵ型的遥相关，这种遥相关型可看成二维Ｒｏｓｂｙ波列由低纬向西北方向传播。冬、夏季激发的这两类向相反方向的传播可能与冬。

江淮流域持续性暴雨过程前期的欧亚波列特征及其模拟研究

利用50余年的NCAR/NCEP再分析资料,对江淮流域持续性暴雨过程前期的环流特征进行了相关与合成分析。发现在过程前2—1周的对流层中高层西风带上,中西亚、中国东部沿海和白令海南侧相继有低压槽发展,呈现显著的罗斯贝波列信号特征。分析表明,正是该欧亚波列的东传和消失伴随的环流调整,导致了有利于持续性暴雨产生的稳定环流的形成。进一步采用区域数值模式检验了该波列特征对后期持续性暴雨的作用和影响过程,以1991年一次典型的江淮流域持续性暴雨过程为例,根据欧亚波列信号特征设计一组初始流场扰动,进行初值集合模拟试验。结果表明,过程强雨带及其环流背景的模拟对于初始场上欧亚波列信号区的扰动特征是相当敏感的,该初始扰动对模拟环流的后继影响,与持续性暴雨期间稳定环流特征的建立和维持确有密切关系。

2019年4~6月云南持续性高温天气的大气环流异常成因

2019年4~6月云南省发生了历史罕见的持续性极端高温天气,并引发了严重气象干旱。本文利用1961~2019年逐日温度和大气再分析等资料以及CESM-LE计划(Community Earth System Model Large Ensemble Project)模式模拟结果,分析了历史同期云南极端高温天气发生的环流特征,探讨了2019年云南破纪录持续性高温的成因。历史极端高温日的合成分析表明,云南地区对流层上层显著异常反气旋伴随的强下沉异常和到达地表太阳辐射增加,是引发该区域极端高温天气的主要成因。该异常反气旋的形成主要源自北大西洋经东欧平原、西西伯利亚平原向东亚传播的高纬度罗斯贝波和经北非、黑海、伊朗高原向东亚传播的中纬度罗斯贝波之间的相互作用。2019年极端高温的强度和与之相应异常反气旋出现自1961年以来的最强。外强迫导致的增暖对2019年极端暖异常强度的贡献约为37.51%,同时对类似2019年以及更强极端暖事件发生概率的贡献为56.32%,内部变率对该事件也具有重要贡献。2019年4~6月北极涛动(Arctic Oscillation,AO)和ENSO事件分别处于历史极端负位相和暖位相。一方面,在AO强负位相影响下,极地上空深厚的位势高度正异常向南伸至东欧平原,有利于高纬度波列和云南上空的反气旋异常增强。另一方面,ENSO事件暖位相加强了西北太平洋异常反气旋环流,令西北太平洋副热带高压增强西伸至我国内陆地区,维持了云南上空反气旋异常。两者的共同作用,造成了2019年4~6月云南上空持续的深厚异常反气旋,云南地区继而出现持续性极端高温事件。

秋季低纬太平洋海温异常激发的准PNA型

本文应用统计方法讨论6～11月的准PNA型,得到如下结论: 秋季,低纬中太平洋热源异常,能发出位置与PNA型相类似的遥相关型——准PNA型。这种遥相关型呈二维Rossby波列,具有相当正压结构,在西风带中沿固定波导向极向东传播,从而影响中太平洋和北美天气。 夏季,由于热源位置的差异,则不存在与PNA型相类似的遥相关型。从而认为热源的扰动在遥相关型的成因上起着举足轻重的作用。

MJO与北半球高纬地区冬季地表气温异常的联系

基于1979—2016年NCEP-NCAR逐日再分析资料研究了热带季节内振荡(MJO)和北半球冬季高纬地区地表气温(SAT)之间的联系。利用实时多变量MJO(RMM)指数,将MJO分为8个位相,其中位相2(位相6)对应于位于印度洋地区的正(负)对流。不同MJO位相下的SAT合成结果显示MJO第二位相后的5~15 d,北半球高纬地区(60°~90°N、180°~60°W)有明显的负SAT异常;由于热带异常加热信号的改变,在MJO第六位相后的5~15 d该地区则对应于显著的正SAT异常。该地区温度的垂直结构在各个位相下也表现出类似的分布特征。合成的500 hPa位势高度异常场显示,在温度负(正)异常的位相对应有明显的位势高度负(正)异常,这种环流异常主要是由与热带对流异常相联系的向东北方向传播的罗斯贝波列所引起的。通过对波活动通量的计算,推断该东北方向传播的罗斯贝波列很可能是罗斯贝波能量频散的结果。合成的700 hPa比湿异常场和SAT之间在存在着较好的对应关系,考虑到对流层中层的比湿与向下长波辐射之间存在着正相关关系,说明该温度异常也可能与辐射过程相关。上述分析表明与MJO对流相关的大尺度环流异常对高纬地区季节内SAT变率有重要影响,该异常SAT信号可能来自平流输送和辐射过程等。准确把握MJO位相与SAT异常信号的联系也可以为北半球高纬地区SAT的延伸期预报提供一些可靠线索。

Cause of Extreme Heavy and Persistent Rainfall over Yangtze River in Summer 2020

Record-breaking heavy and persistent precipitation occurred over the Yangtze River Valley(YRV)in June-July(JJ)2020.An observational data analysis has indicated that the strong and persistent rainfall arose from the confluence of southerly wind anomalies to the south associated with an extremely strong anomalous anticyclone over the western North Pacific(WNPAC)and northeasterly anomalies to the north associated with a high-pressure anomaly over Northeast Asia.A further observational and modeling study has shown that the extremely strong WNPAC was caused by both La Niña-like SST anomaly(SSTA)forcing in the equatorial Pacific and warm SSTA forcing in the tropical Indian Ocean(IO).Different from conventional central Pacific(CP)El Niños that decay slowly,a CP El Niño in early 2020 decayed quickly and became a La Niña by early summer.This quick transition had a critical impact on the WNPAC.Meanwhile,an unusually large area of SST warming occurred in the tropical IO because a moderate interannual SSTA over the IO associated with the CP El Niño was superposed by an interdecadal/long-term trend component.Numerical sensitivity experiments have demonstrated that both the heating anomaly in the IO and the heating anomaly in the tropical Pacific contributed to the formation and maintenance of the WNPAC.The persistent high-pressure anomaly in Northeast Asia was part of a stationary Rossby wave train in the midlatitudes,driven by combined heating anomalies over India,the tropical eastern Pacific,and the tropical Atlantic.

Influence of Low-frequency Solar Forcing on the East Asian Winter Monsoon Based on HadCM3 and Observations

In this study, we investigate the influence of low-frequency solar forcing on the East Asian winter monsoon（EAWM）by analyzing a four-member ensemble of 600-year simulations performed with Had CM3（Hadley Centre Coupled Model,version 3）. We find that the EAWM is strengthened when total solar irradiance（TSI） increases on the multidecadal time scale. The model results indicate that positive TSI anomalies can result in the weakening of Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, causing negative sea surface temperature（SST） anomalies in the North Atlantic. Especially for the subtropical North Atlantic, the negative SST anomalies can excite an anomalous Rossby wave train that moves from the subtropical North Atlantic to the Greenland Sea and finally to Siberia. In this process, the positive sea-ice feedback over the Greenland Sea further enhances the Rossby wave. The wave train can reach the Siberian region, and strengthen the Siberian high. As a result, low-level East Asian winter circulation is strengthened and the surface air temperature in East Asia decreases. Overall,when solar forcing is stronger on the multidecadal time scale, the EAWM is typically stronger than normal. Finally, a similar linkage can be observed between the EAWM and solar forcing during the period 1850–1970.

The extreme Arctic warm anomaly in November 2020

In November 2020,the eastern Arctic experienced an extensive extreme warm anomaly(i.e.,the second strongest case since 1979),which was followed by extreme cold conditions over East Asia in early winter.The observed Arctic warm anomaly in November 2020 was able to extend upwards to the upper troposphere,characterized as a deep Arctic warm anomaly.In autumn 2020,substantial Arctic sea-ice loss that exceeded the record held since1979,accompanied by increased upward turbulent heat flux,was able to strongly warm the Arctic.Furthermore,there was abundant northward moisture transport into the Arctic from the North Atlantic,which was the strongest in the past four decades.This extreme moisture intrusion was able to enhance the downward longwave radiation and strongly contribute to the warm conditions in the Arctic.Further analysis indicated that the remote moisture intrusion into the Arctic was promoted by the large-scale atmospheric circulation patterns,such as the wave train propagating from the midlatitude North Atlantic to the Arctic.This process may have been linked to the warmer sea surface temperature in the midlatitude North Atlantic.