中国春季降水异常及其与热带太平洋海面温度和欧亚大陆积雪的联系

利用降水观测资料,研究了1979～2004年中国春季(3～5月)标准化累积降水异常的时空特征及其与前冬、春热带太平洋海面温度和春季欧亚大陆积雪的关系。中国春季标准化累积降水量EOF第一模态最大变率位于中国东部中纬度地区,主要反映了中国东部中纬度地区春季降水的变化特征。同时,中国东部春季降水异常具有南、北反相变化的特征。当长江以南大部分地区的降水偏少时,长江以北地区的降水偏多。春季降水异常具有显著的年际变化,但在1980年代末出现年代际转型,即年际变化的振幅明显增大变强、周期变长。从华北到长江流域中纬度地区的春季降水异常特征与前冬热带太平洋海面温度有密切的关系。当前冬、春热带东太平洋海温偏暖,西太平洋海温偏冷时,中国东部从华北到长江流域中纬度地区的春季降水偏多,反之亦然。虽然当春季欧亚大陆楚科奇半岛和青藏高原积雪偏多,贝加尔湖到中国东北地区的积雪偏少时,对应着中国东部从华北到长江流域中纬度地区的降水偏多,但当去掉ENSO信号后,这种关系并不显著。说明EOF第一模态所反映的中国东部从华北到长江流域中纬度地区春季降水与欧亚大陆积雪的相关关系可能是前冬热带太平洋海面温度异常的一个体现。

冬季北大西洋涛动对中国春季降水异常的影响

利用中国397个测站降水资料和NCEP/NCAR再分析资料,采用相关分析、合成分析等方法,研究了冬季北大西洋涛动(NAO)对我国春季降水的影响。结果表明,我国春季降水与前期冬季NAO关系密切,冬季NAO偏强(弱)时,我国东部南方地区春季降水偏多(少),北方地区春季降水偏少(多)。冬季NAO信号通过波列形式传播至东亚地区,使得春季东亚副热带急流和温带急流发生变化,冬季NAO偏强(弱)时,春季东亚副热带西风急流增强(减弱),温带急流减弱(增强)。进一步分析表明,冬季NAO异常会引起春季乌拉尔山高压脊和东亚大槽的变化,导致东亚对流层上层的温度发生变化,并由此产生经向温度梯度异常,这可能是NAO影响东亚高空急流的原因之一。春季东亚对流层上层的气温变冷(暖),使得东亚地区30°-40°N区域产生下沉(上升)运动,20°-30°N区域产生上升(下沉)运动,最终导致我国东部南方地区春季降水偏多(少)、北方地区春季降水偏少(多)。

东海黑潮区潜热变化对中国春季降水的影响及其影响过程

本文利用美国NCEP/NCAR再分析资料、哈德来（Hadley）中心海温数据、国家气候中心的观测站降水和客观分析海气通量（OAFlux）潜热感热通量资料,研究了1960-2010年春季黑潮区潜热输送对中国春季降水的影响及其影响过程。本文以黑潮流经的中国东部海域及邻近海域为研究对象,该区域是黑潮的主体区域,在文中简称为东海黑潮区。对中国东海以及邻近海域海温与降水的分析表明,在夏季该区域可能以大气强迫海洋为主,而在春冬两季可能主要为海洋强迫大气为主,秋季则可能为不明显的海气相互作用。在春季西北太平洋区域中感热和潜热都对黑潮流经的区域有比较好的敏感性,黑潮流经区域感热和潜热的气候平均值分别约为30 W m^-2与120 W m^-2;春季的感热通量标准差大值区主要集中在日本以西区域,潜热通量标准差主要集中在中国东海区域与日本东南区域（即东海黑潮区域）。春季潜热EOF第一模态的主要变化就集中在东海黑潮流域。相关分析与合成分析的结果表明,当黑潮潜热指数为正时,华南地区春季降水偏多,长江以北地区偏少,反之亦然。在物理过程分析中,黑潮潜热指数大于0.8时,长江以南的中国大陆有比较强盛的异常北风,使得水汽无法输送到更北的地区,导致在华南地区水汽的积累,并且在海面出现有利于降水的垂直运动异常延伸到大陆上,使华南地区降水增多,而长江以北的东部地区由于水汽输送偏弱,导致水汽积累偏少,从而降水减少。当黑潮指数小于-0.8时,有较强盛的异常南风,有利于水汽输送到北方地区,水汽在华北地区积累,导致长江以北出现降水正异常,而华南地区由于南风偏强,水汽输送加强,导致水汽无法在此区域积累,并且出现不利于降水的垂直运动异常,从而导致降水偏少。

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。

中国春季降水与南印度洋偶极子的关系研究

利用美国国家海洋和大气管理局海温资料和1951~2010年中国160站月降水量资料,分析了前期冬季(12~2月)印度洋海表温度与中国160站春季降水的关系及其影响机制。研究表明:冬季印度洋海温异常的空间模态主要有两种:符号一致的单极和东、西符号相反的南印度偶极。将第2模态的时间系数定义为南印度洋偶极子指数。该指数与中国次年春季降水关系较好,并利用NCEP/NCAR再分析资料进行机制分析,发现主要南印度洋偶极子通过以下途径影响中国春季降水:中高纬,SIOD的影响主要引起低纬度的海温及对流异常,通过中低纬度间的相互作用,在中高纬产生较强的遥响应,从而影响同期冬季欧亚大陆的环流变化,这种扰动在西风气流的作用下引起后期春季北太平洋地区对流活动异常,通过中低纬度间的相互作用,加强中高纬地区的遥响应,表现为欧亚大陆EUP波列;低纬,SIOD的影响主要引起南海-海洋性大陆的海温及对流异常,引发经向环流异常,导致黄河至长江中下游地区垂直运动异常和气流辐合异常。

中国东南春季降水异常特征及其与ENSO关系的年代际变化

利用中国160站观测降水资料和美国NOAA ERSST海温资料以及NCEP/NCAR再分析资料,研究了中国东南地区春季降水异常特征及其与ENSO关系的年代际变化。结果表明:东南春季降水异常具有全区一致性,在1950年代末之前有不显著的上升趋势,之后一直呈现下降趋势,其中在1960年代初至1970年代初下降趋势显著,1980、1990年代趋势较为平稳,1999年之后下降趋势增加。在过去64年中,中国东南春季降水与ENSO有显著的相关关系,即在El Ni珘no事件发生的次年春季,东南地区一般降水偏多,其主要机制为ENSO通过影响西北太平洋异常反气旋进而影响中国东南地区春季降水,并且利用前冬季Ni珘no3区海温指数可提前4个月较好地预测东南地区春季降水。进一步分析表明,东南春季降水与ENSO的相关关系具有年代际差异:在1969—1990年间两者相关性较好;而在1951—1968年和1991—2014年间,两者相关性较弱。在不同时间段内,与东南春季降水相应的春季环流系统有较大差异,ENSO作为影响因子的重要性也发生变化。在1951—1968年,影响降水的环流系统主要位于中高纬度,而西北太平洋反气旋位置较为偏东,难以影响到中国东部地区;在1969—1990年,副高和西北太平洋异常反气旋是影响东南春季降水的主要环流系统,反气旋西侧气流是提供水汽的主要来源;在1991—2014年,东南春季降水受到高低纬环流系统共同影响,来自印度洋西风气流和西北太平洋反气旋西侧气流共同为降水提供水汽,ENSO的作用减弱。因此,在中国东南春季降水预测中必须根据不同年代际背景考虑ENSO作为预报因子的可靠性。

MJO对我国东部春季降水影响的分析

利用澳大利亚气象局的MJO(Madden-Julian Oscillation)指数,通过位相合成及对比分析研究了MJO对我国东部春季降水的影响。研究表明,当MJO传播至中东印度洋时,我国长江中下游地区的春季降水为正异常,当其进一步东传至中南半岛-印尼群岛一带时,我国华南地区的春季降水为正异常,而在其他活动阶段不利于我国东部的春季降水。对比分析表明,MJO的活动主要通过引起大尺度环流异常、对流层中低层涡度及水汽输送的异常,进而对我国东部春季降水产生明显的影响。

1979～2004年中国大陆南方地区春季降水的年代际变化特征及其与欧亚大陆积雪的联系

本文研究了中国南方春季降水在1979～2004年期间的年代际变化特征,结果表明无论在年际还是在年代际时间尺度上,中国南方东南和西南地区降水都具有反相变化的特征,并分别呈现出显著的减少趋势和增加趋势.中国南方春季降水在20世纪80年代末出现了一次明显的年代际气候转型.东南地区的春季降水明显减少,降水量在80年代末以后比80年代末之前减少了30%;而西南地区的春季降水则明显增加,80年代末之后的降水量是80年代末之前的两倍.伴随着这次年代际转型,欧亚大陆西伯利亚上空对流层中低层位势高度增强,对流层低层中国东部北风增强,造成中国东部西南风减弱,使得降水在东南地区减少,西南地区增多.中国南方春季降水在20世纪80年代末出现的年代际气候转型与欧亚大陆春季积雪的年代际转型有密切联系.从20世纪80年代末开始欧亚大陆春季积雪明显减少,与欧亚大陆春季积雪变化所伴随的大气环流变化,是造成春季我国东南地区降水减少和西南地区降水增多的一个重要原因.

Interdecadal Variability of Spring Precipitation over South China and Its Associated Atmospheric Water Vapor Transport

The characteristics of spring precipitation and water vapor transport in South China were analyzed by using observational data and the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) reanalysis data. The results show that, during the spring, each component of the water cycle (precipitation, wind field, specific humidity, water vapor transport, etc.) in South China exhibits a notable interdecadal variability. An abrupt increase in spring precipitation occurred in the early 1970s. During the dry period from 1958 to 1971, a water vapor flux divergence (positive divQ) existed in South China, which may have led to the deficiency in rainfall. However, during the wet period from 1973 to 1989, there was a remarkable water vapor flux convergence (negative divQ) in South China, which may have resulted in the higher rainfall. The interdecadal variability of water vapor transport is closely related to the interdecadal variability of wind fields, although the interdecadal variability of specific humidity also plays a role to some extent, and the interdecadal variability of the zonal water vapor transport contributes much more to the interdecadal variability of spring precipitation than the meridional water vapor transport.

Weakening of Winter North Atlantic Oscillation Signal in Spring Precipitation over Southern China

In this study,the relationship between the North Atlantic Oscillation （NAO） in winter （DecemberFebruary） and the precipitation over southem China （SCP） in the following spring （March-May） was investigated.Results showed an interdecadal change,from strong to weak connection,in their connection.Before the early 1980s,they were highly correlated,with a strong （weak） winter NAO followed by an increased （decreased） spring SCP.However,after the early 1980s,their relationship was weakened significantly.This unstable relationship may be linked to the climatological change of East Asian jet.Before the early 1980s,the wave train along the Asian jet propagated the NAO signal eastward to East Asia and affected local upper-tropospheric atmospheric circulation.A strong NAO in winter led to an anomalous anticyclonic circulation at the south side of 30°N in East Asia in spring,resulting in an increase of SCP.In contrast,after the early 1980s,the wave train pattern along the Asian jet extended eastward due to strengthening of the climatological East Asian jet.Correspondingly,the NAO-related East Asian atmospheric circulations in the upper troposphere shifted eastward,thereby weakening the linkage between the spring SCP and the winter NAO.

Strengthened influence of the East Asian trough on spring extreme precipitation variability over eastern Southwest China after the late 1980s

The relationship between variations in the East Asian trough(EAT)intensity and spring extreme precipitation over Southwest China(SWC)during 1961-2020 is investigated.The results indicate that there is an interdecadal increase in the relationship between the EAT and spring extreme precipitation over eastern SWC around the late1980 s.During the latter period,the weak(strong)EAT corresponds to a strong and large-scale anomalous anticyclone(cyclone)over the East Asia-Northwest Pacific region.The EAT-related anomalous southerlies(northerlies)dominate eastern SWC,leading to significant upward(downward)motion and moisture convergence(divergence)over the region,providing favorable(unfavorable)dynamic and moisture conditions for extreme precipitation over eastern SWC.In contrast,during the former period,the EAT-related circulation anomalies are weak and cover a relatively smaller region,which cannot significantly affect the moisture and dynamic conditions over eastern SWC;therefore,the response in extreme precipitation over eastern SWC to EAT is weak over the period.The interdecadal change in the relationship between eastern SWC spring extreme precipitation and the EAT could be related to the interdecadal change in the EAT variability.The large(small)variability of the EAT is associated with significant(insignificant)changes in spring extreme precipitation over eastern SWC during the latter(former)period.

THE VARIATION OF EVAPORATION OVER SOUTH CHINA AND ITS RELATIONSHIPS TO PRECIPITATION

The evaporation rate over South China is estimated based on the Climate Prediction Center Merged Analysis of Precipitation(CMAP)data and the NCEP/DOE reanalysis II data from 1979 to 2007. The temporal variation of evaporation over South China and its relationship to precipitation are discussed. Climatologically,the evaporation rate over South China is the largest in July and smallest in March.In spring and summer,the evaporation rate is approximately one half of the precipitation rate.However,the evaporation rate is approximately equal to the precipitation rate in fall and winter.The year-to-year variation of the evaporation rate over South China is quite in phase with that of the precipitation rate in the period from February to May but out of phase with that of the precipitation rate in early winter.Over South China there is a pronounced decreasing trend in the evaporation in colder seasons and a positive correlation between the evaporation variation and the rainfall variation in spring.In summer,the abnormality of rainfall over South China is closely related to the anomalous evaporation over the northeastern part of the South China Sea and its eastern vicinity.In winter,the rainfall variation in South China has a close linkage with the evaporation variation in a belt area covering the eastern Arabian Sea,the Bay of Bengal,the southeastern periphery of the Plateau,the southern part of South China Sea and the central part of Indonesia.

Inter-decadal variations of springtime rainfall over southern China mainland for 1979-2004 and its relationship with Eurasian snow

This study analyzes the inter-decadal variations of rainfall over southern China in spring (March-April-May) using the observed precipitation data for 1979-2004. The result shows that the variations of spring rainfall over southeastern China are opposite to those over and southwestern China in both inter-annual and inter-decadal time scales. The precipitation over south- ern China exhibits an apparent inter-decadal shift in the late 1980s. The accumulated spring rainfall has reduced 30% over southeastern China after the late 1980s, whereas it has increased twice as much over southwestern China. The atmospheric circulations related to this shift show that an abnormal high at lower and middle troposphere appears over Asian middle and high latitudes, accompanied by stronger-than-normal northerly wind over eastern China. Consequently, the wet air flows from tropical oceans are weakened over southern China, resulting in less rainfall over southeastern China and more rainfall over southwestern China. Furthermore, the anomalous atmospheric circulation over Asian middle and high latitudes is closely related to the inter-decadal downward shift of Eurasian spring snow in the late 1980s, indicating that the inter-decadal shift of Eurasian spring snow in the late 1980s is probably an important factor in the decadal shift of spring rainfall over southern China.