The spatial distribution of summer precipitation anomalies over eastern China often shows a dipole pattern,with anti-phased precipitation anomalies between southern China and northern China,known as the“southern floo...The spatial distribution of summer precipitation anomalies over eastern China often shows a dipole pattern,with anti-phased precipitation anomalies between southern China and northern China,known as the“southern flooding and northern drought”(SF-ND)pattern.In 2015,China experienced heavy rainfall in the south and the worst drought since 1979 in the north,which caused huge social and economic losses.Using reanalysis data,the atmospheric circulation anomalies and possible mechanisms related to the summer precipitation anomalies in 2015 were examined.The results showed that both El Niño and certain atmospheric teleconnections,including the Pacific Japan/East Asia Pacific(PJ/EAP),Eurasia pattern(EU),British–Baikal Corridor pattern(BBC),and Silk Road mode(SR),contributed to the dipole pattern of precipitation anomalies.The combination of these factors caused a southwards shift of the western Pacific subtropical high(WPSH)and a weakening of the East Asian summer monsoon.Consequently,it was difficult for the monsoon front and associated rain band to migrate northwards,which meant that less precipitation occurred in northern China while more precipitation occurred in southern China.This resulted in the SF-ND event.Moreover,further analysis revealed that global sea surface temperature anomalies(SSTAs)or sea-ice anomalies were key to stimulating these atmospheric teleconnections.展开更多
The flood and drought across the Yangtze and Huaihe River（Jianghuai） areas are frequent in summer, especially in June and July.Therefore,predicting the summer flood and drought in the Jianghuai region is always one ...The flood and drought across the Yangtze and Huaihe River（Jianghuai） areas are frequent in summer, especially in June and July.Therefore,predicting the summer flood and drought in the Jianghuai region is always one of the key topics concerned by meteorologists in China.Previous studies focused more on the skin temperature anomalies in a local area,and paid less attention to the connections between the anomalies of land-sea thermal contrast in remote continents and the summer flood and drought in Jianghuai areas of China.By using the US NCEP/NCAR monthly mean reanalysis data and the rainfall data at 743 stations in China,based on the interdecadal variation characteristics of the flood and drought index（FDI） during 51 yr （1954-2004） in the Jianghuai region of China in summer,the North African areas have been selected as the key regions for the correlation analysis.The results show that the surface temperature anomalies in the key regions have good continuity in winter,and the winter North Atlantic Oscillation（NAO） is perhaps one of the important factors that bring about the continuity of the anomalies.By a singular value decomposition（SVD） analysis between the skin temperature in the previous winter in North Africa and the summer rainfall in the Jianghuai region,it is found that when the North African continent is colder（warmer） and its northwestern sea is warmer（colder）,the rainfall increases（decreases） in the Jianghuai region in summer generally.Further analysis finds that the anomaly of the surface temperature contrast between sea and land in North Africa has a good indication for the summer flood and drought in the Jianghuai areas of China.Therefore,a sea and land thermal contrast index（SLTCI） is defined to reflect the intensity of the large-scale land-sea thermal contrast.A positive correlation between the SLTCI in North Africa and the summer FDI in Jianghuai areas is identified,and it can well indicate the extreme flood and drought situations in the Jianghuai region of China.展开更多
2022年7月内蒙古中西部地区降水明显偏少,且呈前期偏多、后期偏少的涝—旱转折性分布特征,分析不同阶段环流分布差异和影响系统间的配置对进一步做好内蒙古汛期降水预测具有重要作用。利用内蒙古116站逐日降水量、国家气候中心130项气...2022年7月内蒙古中西部地区降水明显偏少,且呈前期偏多、后期偏少的涝—旱转折性分布特征,分析不同阶段环流分布差异和影响系统间的配置对进一步做好内蒙古汛期降水预测具有重要作用。利用内蒙古116站逐日降水量、国家气候中心130项气候指数、美国国家环境预报中心/国家大气科学研究中心(National Center for Enviromental Prediction/National Center for Atmospheric Research,NCEP/NCAR)逐日再分析资料和美国国家海洋和大气管理局(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin⁃istration,NOAA)逐月海表温度资料,分析2022年7月内蒙古中西部地区涝-旱转折事件的成因。结果表明:(1)2022年7月内蒙古中西部地区降水量严重偏少,为该地区1991年以来同期降水最少、气象干旱最为严重。(2)7月1—11日降水相对偏多,冷空气路径偏北且强度较弱,西太平洋副热带高压强度偏弱,位置偏北、偏西,冷暖空气在内蒙古中西部地区交绥,加之这一时段高空西风急流位置偏北,内蒙古中西部位于急流轴以南,有利于高层辐散和上升运动发展。7月12—31日降水明显偏少,环流经向度加大,冷空气活动路径偏南且强度增强,西太平洋副热带高压强度偏强且位置明显偏南,不利于水汽输送,加之高空西风急流位置偏南,内蒙古中西部位于急流轴以北,不利于高层辐散和上升运动发展;7月中旬后期至下旬高空西风急流南北向扰动偏强有利于激发东亚—西北太平洋经向遥相关波列,使得西太平洋副热带高压位置偏南从而导致降水偏少。(3)日本海至北太平洋西北部地区的海温异常是影响内蒙古中西部地区降水多寡的重要外强迫信号之一。2022年7月该海区海温异常偏高,其上空激发的气旋式环流减弱了南方暖湿水汽的经向输送,是导致内蒙古中西部降水由涝转旱的原因之一。展开更多
The principles that govern the operation of an open and a closed evaporator are relevant for the understanding of the open and “closed” Earth’s atmospheric behaviors, and are thus described. In these greenhouses, t...The principles that govern the operation of an open and a closed evaporator are relevant for the understanding of the open and “closed” Earth’s atmospheric behaviors, and are thus described. In these greenhouses, the water is included, otherwise the heat and mass balances do not match. It is incorrect to consider the radiation as the only energy transfer factor for an atmospheric warming. Demonstrations show that when the greenhouse effect and the cloud cover increase, the evaporation and the wind naturally decrease. Researchers did not understand why reductions in surface solar radiation and pan evaporation have been simultaneous with increased air temperature, cloudiness and precipitation for the last decades. It is an error to state that the evaporation increases based solely on the water and/or air temperatures increase. Also, researchers did not comprehend why in the last 50 years the clouds and the precipitation increased while the evaporation decreased and they named such understanding as the “evaporation paradox”, while others “found” “the cause” violating the laws of thermodynamics, but more precipitation is naturally conciliatory with less evaporation. The same principle that increases the formation of clouds may cause less rainfall. Several measurements confirm the working principles of greenhouses described in this paper. The hydrological cycle is analyzed and it was also put in form of equation, which analyses have never been done before. The human influence alters the velocity of the natural cycles as well as the atmospheric heat and mass balances, and the evaporation has not been the only source for the cloud formation. It is demonstrated that the Earth’s greenhouse effect has increased in some places and this proof is not based only on temperatures.展开更多
基金sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41991281,42130613 and 41705073)the UK-China Research and Innovation Partnership Fund through the Met Office Climate Science for Service Partnership(CSSP)China as part of the Newton Fundthe Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Climate Change.
文摘The spatial distribution of summer precipitation anomalies over eastern China often shows a dipole pattern,with anti-phased precipitation anomalies between southern China and northern China,known as the“southern flooding and northern drought”(SF-ND)pattern.In 2015,China experienced heavy rainfall in the south and the worst drought since 1979 in the north,which caused huge social and economic losses.Using reanalysis data,the atmospheric circulation anomalies and possible mechanisms related to the summer precipitation anomalies in 2015 were examined.The results showed that both El Niño and certain atmospheric teleconnections,including the Pacific Japan/East Asia Pacific(PJ/EAP),Eurasia pattern(EU),British–Baikal Corridor pattern(BBC),and Silk Road mode(SR),contributed to the dipole pattern of precipitation anomalies.The combination of these factors caused a southwards shift of the western Pacific subtropical high(WPSH)and a weakening of the East Asian summer monsoon.Consequently,it was difficult for the monsoon front and associated rain band to migrate northwards,which meant that less precipitation occurred in northern China while more precipitation occurred in southern China.This resulted in the SF-ND event.Moreover,further analysis revealed that global sea surface temperature anomalies(SSTAs)or sea-ice anomalies were key to stimulating these atmospheric teleconnections.
基金Supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China under Grant No.2004CB418300National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.40675042
文摘The flood and drought across the Yangtze and Huaihe River（Jianghuai） areas are frequent in summer, especially in June and July.Therefore,predicting the summer flood and drought in the Jianghuai region is always one of the key topics concerned by meteorologists in China.Previous studies focused more on the skin temperature anomalies in a local area,and paid less attention to the connections between the anomalies of land-sea thermal contrast in remote continents and the summer flood and drought in Jianghuai areas of China.By using the US NCEP/NCAR monthly mean reanalysis data and the rainfall data at 743 stations in China,based on the interdecadal variation characteristics of the flood and drought index（FDI） during 51 yr （1954-2004） in the Jianghuai region of China in summer,the North African areas have been selected as the key regions for the correlation analysis.The results show that the surface temperature anomalies in the key regions have good continuity in winter,and the winter North Atlantic Oscillation（NAO） is perhaps one of the important factors that bring about the continuity of the anomalies.By a singular value decomposition（SVD） analysis between the skin temperature in the previous winter in North Africa and the summer rainfall in the Jianghuai region,it is found that when the North African continent is colder（warmer） and its northwestern sea is warmer（colder）,the rainfall increases（decreases） in the Jianghuai region in summer generally.Further analysis finds that the anomaly of the surface temperature contrast between sea and land in North Africa has a good indication for the summer flood and drought in the Jianghuai areas of China.Therefore,a sea and land thermal contrast index（SLTCI） is defined to reflect the intensity of the large-scale land-sea thermal contrast.A positive correlation between the SLTCI in North Africa and the summer FDI in Jianghuai areas is identified,and it can well indicate the extreme flood and drought situations in the Jianghuai region of China.
文摘2022年7月内蒙古中西部地区降水明显偏少,且呈前期偏多、后期偏少的涝—旱转折性分布特征,分析不同阶段环流分布差异和影响系统间的配置对进一步做好内蒙古汛期降水预测具有重要作用。利用内蒙古116站逐日降水量、国家气候中心130项气候指数、美国国家环境预报中心/国家大气科学研究中心(National Center for Enviromental Prediction/National Center for Atmospheric Research,NCEP/NCAR)逐日再分析资料和美国国家海洋和大气管理局(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin⁃istration,NOAA)逐月海表温度资料,分析2022年7月内蒙古中西部地区涝-旱转折事件的成因。结果表明:(1)2022年7月内蒙古中西部地区降水量严重偏少,为该地区1991年以来同期降水最少、气象干旱最为严重。(2)7月1—11日降水相对偏多,冷空气路径偏北且强度较弱,西太平洋副热带高压强度偏弱,位置偏北、偏西,冷暖空气在内蒙古中西部地区交绥,加之这一时段高空西风急流位置偏北,内蒙古中西部位于急流轴以南,有利于高层辐散和上升运动发展。7月12—31日降水明显偏少,环流经向度加大,冷空气活动路径偏南且强度增强,西太平洋副热带高压强度偏强且位置明显偏南,不利于水汽输送,加之高空西风急流位置偏南,内蒙古中西部位于急流轴以北,不利于高层辐散和上升运动发展;7月中旬后期至下旬高空西风急流南北向扰动偏强有利于激发东亚—西北太平洋经向遥相关波列,使得西太平洋副热带高压位置偏南从而导致降水偏少。(3)日本海至北太平洋西北部地区的海温异常是影响内蒙古中西部地区降水多寡的重要外强迫信号之一。2022年7月该海区海温异常偏高,其上空激发的气旋式环流减弱了南方暖湿水汽的经向输送,是导致内蒙古中西部降水由涝转旱的原因之一。
文摘The principles that govern the operation of an open and a closed evaporator are relevant for the understanding of the open and “closed” Earth’s atmospheric behaviors, and are thus described. In these greenhouses, the water is included, otherwise the heat and mass balances do not match. It is incorrect to consider the radiation as the only energy transfer factor for an atmospheric warming. Demonstrations show that when the greenhouse effect and the cloud cover increase, the evaporation and the wind naturally decrease. Researchers did not understand why reductions in surface solar radiation and pan evaporation have been simultaneous with increased air temperature, cloudiness and precipitation for the last decades. It is an error to state that the evaporation increases based solely on the water and/or air temperatures increase. Also, researchers did not comprehend why in the last 50 years the clouds and the precipitation increased while the evaporation decreased and they named such understanding as the “evaporation paradox”, while others “found” “the cause” violating the laws of thermodynamics, but more precipitation is naturally conciliatory with less evaporation. The same principle that increases the formation of clouds may cause less rainfall. Several measurements confirm the working principles of greenhouses described in this paper. The hydrological cycle is analyzed and it was also put in form of equation, which analyses have never been done before. The human influence alters the velocity of the natural cycles as well as the atmospheric heat and mass balances, and the evaporation has not been the only source for the cloud formation. It is demonstrated that the Earth’s greenhouse effect has increased in some places and this proof is not based only on temperatures.
