The dominant annual cycle of sea surface temperature(SST)in the tropical Pacific exhibits an antisymmetric mode,which explains 83.4%total variance,and serves as a background of El Niño-Southern Oscillation(ENSO)....The dominant annual cycle of sea surface temperature(SST)in the tropical Pacific exhibits an antisymmetric mode,which explains 83.4%total variance,and serves as a background of El Niño-Southern Oscillation(ENSO).However,there is no consensus yet on its anomalous impacts on the phase and amplitude of ENSO.Based on data during 1982-2022,results show that anomalies of the antisymmetric mode can affect the evolution of ENSO on the interannual scale via Bjerknes feedback,in which the positive(negative)phase of the antisymmetric mode can strengthen El Niño(La Niña)in boreal winter via an earlier(delayed)seasonal cycle transition and larger(smaller)annual mean.The magnitude of the SST anomalies in the equatorial eastern Pacific can reach more than±0.3◦C,regulated by the changes in the antisymmetric mode based on random sensitivity analysis.Results reveal the spatial pattern of the annual cycle associated with the seasonal phase-locking of ENSO evolution and provide new insight into the impact of the annual cycle of background SST on ENSO,which possibly carries important implications for forecasting ENSO.展开更多
本文将1980-2021年江南5月降水作为研究对象,采用美国国家气候预测中心(Climate Prediction Center,CPC)降水、美国环境预测中心(National Center for Environmental Prediction,NCEP)大气环流以及英国气象局哈德莱中心(Met Office Hadl...本文将1980-2021年江南5月降水作为研究对象,采用美国国家气候预测中心(Climate Prediction Center,CPC)降水、美国环境预测中心(National Center for Environmental Prediction,NCEP)大气环流以及英国气象局哈德莱中心(Met Office Hadley Centre)海表面温度等资料,对江南5月降水年际变化特征及其与热带印度洋、太平洋的海表面温度异常(Sea surface temperature anomaly,SSTA)以及对流异常的可能联系进行了分析。结果表明,偏涝年通常伴随有自年前秋季开始发展的热带印度洋暖SSTA,5月同期对流层850 hPa在热带东印度洋至中国南海一带出现东风异常,同时热带印度洋上空对流活动旺盛,通过Hadley环流增强了在西北太平洋的下沉气流,共同增强了西北太平洋异常反气旋(Northwest Pacific anomaly anticyclone,WNPAC),促进了水汽向江南地区输送。热带印度洋中东部的冷SSTA自偏旱年前的冬季开始不断发展,在5月同期的热带印度洋异常冷洋面上空表现为对流抑制,与偏涝年相反的异常Hadley环流促使副高减弱东退,撤出南海,不利于水汽向江南地区输送。除热带印度洋外,热带太平洋和海洋性大陆地区的SSTA及其上空的对流活动异常与WNPAC和江南5月降水异常在一些年份也存在一定的关系,但较热带印度洋复杂。展开更多
基金jointly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant numbers U2242205 and 41830969]the S&T Development Fund of CAMS [grant number 2023KJ036]the Basic Scientific Research and Operation Foundation of CAMS [grant number 2023Z018]。
文摘The dominant annual cycle of sea surface temperature(SST)in the tropical Pacific exhibits an antisymmetric mode,which explains 83.4%total variance,and serves as a background of El Niño-Southern Oscillation(ENSO).However,there is no consensus yet on its anomalous impacts on the phase and amplitude of ENSO.Based on data during 1982-2022,results show that anomalies of the antisymmetric mode can affect the evolution of ENSO on the interannual scale via Bjerknes feedback,in which the positive(negative)phase of the antisymmetric mode can strengthen El Niño(La Niña)in boreal winter via an earlier(delayed)seasonal cycle transition and larger(smaller)annual mean.The magnitude of the SST anomalies in the equatorial eastern Pacific can reach more than±0.3◦C,regulated by the changes in the antisymmetric mode based on random sensitivity analysis.Results reveal the spatial pattern of the annual cycle associated with the seasonal phase-locking of ENSO evolution and provide new insight into the impact of the annual cycle of background SST on ENSO,which possibly carries important implications for forecasting ENSO.
