Seasonal Transition of Summer Rainy Season over Indochina and Adjacent Monsoon Region

The mean onset and withdrawal of summer rainy season over the Indochina Peninsula were investigated using 5-day averaged rainfall data (1975-87). The mean seasonal transition process during onset and retreat phases in Indochina, India and the South China Sea is also examined using 5-day mean OLR (1975-87) and 850 hPa wind (1980-88) data. It was found that the onset of summer rainy season begins earlier in the inland region of Indochina (Thailand) in late April to early May than in the coastal region along the Bay of Bengal. This early onset of rainy season is due to pre-monsoon rain under the mid-latitude westerly wind regime. The full summer monsoon circulation begins to establish in mid-May, causing active convective activity both over the west coast of Indochina and the central South China Sea. In case of withdrawal, the earliest retreat of summer rainy season is found in the central northern part of Indochina in late September. The wind field, on the other hand, already changes to easterlies in the northern South China Sea in early September. This easterly wind system covers the eastern part of Indochina where post-monsoon rain is still active. In late October, the wind field turns to winter time situation, but post monsoon rain still continues in the southern part of the Indochina Peninsula until late November.

CHARACTERISTICS OF MIDDLE EAST JET STREAM DURING SEASONAL TRANSITION AND ITS RELATION WITH INDIAN SUMMER MONSOON ONSET

By using the NCEP/NCAR pentad reanalysis data from 1968 to 2009, the variation characteristics of Middle East jet stream(MEJS) and its thermal mechanism during seasonal transition are studied. Results show that the intensity and south-north location of MEJS center exhibit obvious seasonal variation characteristics. When MEJS is strong, it is at 27.5°N from the 67 th pentad to the 24 th pentad the following year; when MEJS is weak, it is at 45°N from the 38 th pentad to the 44 th pentad. The first Empirical Orthogonal Function(EOF) mode of 200-hPa zonal wind field shows that MEJS is mainly over Egypt and Saudi Arabia in winter and over the eastern Black Sea and the eastern Aral Sea in summer. MEJS intensity markedly weakens in summer in comparison with that in winter. The 26th-31 st pentad is the spring-summer transition of MEJS, and the 54th-61 st pentad the autumn-winter transition. During the two seasonal transitions, the temporal variations of the 500-200 hPa south-north temperature difference(SNTD) well match with 200-hPa zonal wind velocity, indicating that the former leads to the latter following the principle of thermal wind. A case analysis shows that there is a close relation between the onset date of Indian summer monsoon and the transition date of MEJS seasonal transition. When the outbreak date of Indian summer monsoon is earlier than normal, MEJS moves northward earlier because the larger SNTD between 500-200 hPa moves northward earlier, with the westerly jet in the lower troposphere over 40°-90°E appearing earlier than normal, and vice versa.

T_(BB) DATA-REVEALED FEATURES OF ASIAN-AUSTRALIAN MONSOON SEASONAL TRANSITION AND ASIAN SUMMER MONSOOM ESTABLISHMENT

Based on TBB data from Meteorological Institute Research of Japan, study is carried out of the features of seasonal transition of Asian-Australian monsoons and Asian summer monsoon establishment,indicating that the transition begins as early as in April, followed by abrupt change in May-June; the Asian summer monsoon situation is fully established in June. The winter convective center in Sumatra moved steadily northwestward across the "land bridge" of the maritime continent and the Indo-China Peninsula as time goes from winter to summer, thus giving rise to the change in large scale circulations that is responsible for the summer monsoon establishment over SE Asia and India; the South China Sea to the western Pacific summer monsoon onset bears a close relation to the active convection in the Indo China Peninsula and steady eastward retreat of the subtropical TBB high-value band,corresponding to the western Pacific subtropical high.

IMPACTS OF THE ONSET OF THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN SUMMER MONSOON ON THE BEGINNING OF THE RAINY SEASON IN YUNNAN

Summer monsoon in Southeast Asia can cause large-scale precipitation in the region in early summer, which is featured by prevailing low-level southwesterly from the Bay of Bengal to South China Sea （SCS）. It has characteristics of its own as well as those of Asian monsoons in general. As found in studies over recent years on East Asian monsoons, the earliest onset of the Southeast Asian summer monsoon occurs in early summer over the SCS, among all members of the monsoon system. It then advances westward to India and northward to eastern China, Japan and Korean Peninsula. As pointed out by Lau and Yang121, the end of April is the earliest time when the Asian monsoon sets up at the southern tip of Indo-china Peninsula. Being the earliest signal for the whole summer monsoon system in Asia, it may be of some predictive value for the establishment of Asian summer monsoon （ASM）.

Reconstruction of the starting time series of rainy season in Yunnan and the evolvement of summer monsoon during 1711-1982

According to the textual research into the historical documents dominated by archives yearly, as well as the verification with several other kinds of data, the later or earlier starting time of the rainy seasons in Yunnan during 1711-1982 has been reconstructed. The analysis indicates that there are obvious fluctuations in the starting date of the rainy seasons in Yunnan in a year or years, and long fluctuation on the decadal scale. The rainy season comes earlier in the early 18th century, later in the 19th century and earlier again in the 20th century. This reflects to a certain degree the gradual change of the summer monsoon in Yunnan. There exists an obvious quasi-3 years cycle, which is related to EI-Nino＇s quasi-3 years cycle, and a 11.3-year cycle which is notably related to the 11-year cycle of the solar activity of starting date of the rainy seasons in Yunnan. Meanwhile, the dissertation finds that the EI-Nino is very important to the starting date of the rainy seasons in Yunnan. The starting date of the rainy seasons in Yunnan often comes later or normally in the year of EI-Nino. However, there is an obvious imperfect period in such influence, which in turn may mean that there is a certain fluctuation in the effect of ENSO on Asian summer monsoon.

Onset of East Asian subtropical summer monsoon and rainy season in China

Here we use harmonic analyses to examine seasonal variations of China land rainfall, low-level winds, and atmospheric heating over East Asia during spring to summer and the associated subtropical summer monsoon activities. Our results indicate that the South China spring rainfall (SCSR) in March is the prophase of East Asian sub-tropical summer monsoon (EASSM), and the onset of EASSM and China summer rainy season starts in early April, characterized by the enhanced rainfall in South China and the seasonal reverse of zonal land-sea thermal contrast in sub-tropical East Asia. The EASSM onset is earlier than that of South China Sea summer monsoon, and it is active in east of 100?E and north of 20?N. Our analyses suggest that the subsequent heating appears over India-China Peninsula in March and South China in April and causes the low-level atmospheric warming and the zonal land-sea thermal contrast seasonal reverse in East Asian subtropics. The atmospheric heating over South China is the main force to drive the southwesterly winds, updrafts and strengthen the summer precipitation in South China.

ON THE PROCESS OF SUMMER MONSOON ONSET OVER EAST ASIA

Using daily observational rainfall data covered 194 stations of China from 1961 to 1995 and NCEP model analyzed pentad precipitation data of global grid point from 1979 to 1997,the distribution of onset date of rainy season over Asian area from spring to summer is studied in this paper.The analyzed results show that there exist two stages of rainy season onset over East Asian region from spring to summer rainy season onset accompanying subtropical monsoon and tropical monsoon respectively.The former rain belt is mainly formed by the convergence of cold air and the recurred southwesterly flow from western part of subtropical high and westerly flow from the so- called western trough of subtropical region occurring during winter to spring over South Asia.The latter is formed in the process of subtropical monsoon rain belt over inshore regions of South China Sea originally coming from south of Changjiang (Yangtze) River Basin advancing with northward shift of subtropical high after the onset of tropical monsoon over South China Sea.The pre-flood rainy season over South China region then came into mature period and the second peak of rainfall appeared.Meiyu,the rainy season over Changjiang-Huaihe River Basin and North China then formed consequently.The process of summer tropical monsoon onset over South China Sea in 1998 is also discussed in this paper.It indicated that the monsoon during summer tropical monsoon onset over South China Sea is the result of the westerly flow over middle part of South China Sea, which is from the new generated cyclone formed in north subtropical high entering into South China Sea,converged with the tropical southwesterly flow recurred by the intensified cross- equatorial flow.

STUDY ON THE VARIATION IN THE CONFIGURATION OF SUBTROPICAL ANTICYCLONE AND ITS MECHANISM DURING SEASONAL TRANSITION-PART Ⅰ:CLIMATOLOGICAL FEATURES OF SUBTROPICAL HIGH STRUCTURE

Climatological characteristics of subtropical anticyclone structure during seasonal transition are investigated based on NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data.The ridge-surface of subtropical anticyclone is defined by the boundary surface between westerly to the north and easterly to the south (WEB in brief).In Afro-Asian monsoon area,the subtropical high in troposphere whose ridgelines are consecutive in wintertime takes on relatively symmetrical and zonal structure,the WEB tilts southward with increasing height.In summer,the subtropical high ridgelines are discontinuous at low levels and continuous at upper levels,the WEB tilts northward from the bottom up.Under the constraint of thermal wind relation,the WEB usually tilts toward warmer zone.May is the period when subtropical high modality most significantly varies.The structure and properties of subtropical high during seasonal transition are different from area to area.A new concept 'seasonal transition axis' is proposed based on formation and variation of the vertical ridge axis of subtropical anticyclone.The subtropical high of summer pattern firstly occurs over eastern Bay of Bengal in the beginning of May.then stabilizes over eastern Bay of Bengal,Indo-China,and western South China Sea in the 3rd pentad of May,it exists over the South China Sea in the 4th- 5th pentad of May and establishes over central India in the 1st-2nd pentad of June.The three consequential stages when summer modal subtropical high occurs correspond to that of Asian summer monsoon onset,respectively.To a great extent,the summer monsoon onset over the Bay of Bengal depends on the reversal of meridional temperature gradient in vicinity of the WEB in upper troposphere.The meridional temperature gradient at middle-upper levels in troposphere can be used as a good indicator for measuring the seasonal transition and Asian monsoon onset.

Atmospheric Circulation Characteristics Associated with the Onset of Asian Summer Monsoon

The onset of the Asian summer monsoon has been a focus in the monsoon study for many years. In this paper, we study the variability and predictability of the Asian summer monsoon onset and demonstrate that this onset is associated with specific atmospheric circulation characteristics. The outbreak of the Asian summer mol）~soon is found to occur first over the southwestern part of the South China Sea （SCS） and the Malay Peninsula region, and the monsoon onset is closely related to intra-seasonal oscillations in the lower atmosphere. These intra-seasonal oscillations consist of two low-frequency vortex pairs, one located to the east of the Philippines and the other over the tropical eastern Indian Ocean. Prior to the Asian summer monsoon onset, a strong low-frequency westerly emerges over the equatorial Indian Ocean and the low-frequency vortex pair develops symmetrically along the equator. The formation and evolution of these low-frequency vortices are important and serve as a good indicator for the Asian summer monsoon onset. The relationship between the northward jumps of the westerly jet over East Asia and the Asian summer monsoon onset over SCS is investigated. It is shown that the northward jump of the westerly jet occurs twice during the transition from winter to summer and these jumps are closely related to the summer monsoon development. The first northward jump （from 25°-28°N to around 30°N） occurs on 8 May on average, about 7 days ahead of the summer monsoon onset over the SCS. It is found that the reverse of meridional temperature gradient in the upper-middle troposphere （500-200 hPa） and the enhancement and northward movement of the subtropical jet in the Southern Hemispheric subtropics are responsible for the first northward jump of the westerly jet.

云南区域夏季风雨季爆发前后大气热源和云量特征

本研究应用2001~2020年欧洲中期天气预报中心第五代再分析资料(ERA5)的气象场及卫星反演的降水和云量资料,研究了云南区域夏季风雨季爆发前后大气热源和云量的气候特征。研究结果表明:(1)云南区域的大气热源和云量会受夏季风环流的强烈影响,有着明显的逐月变化。6月受来自孟加拉湾东部的西南气流水汽输送影响,云南季风雨季爆发,大气总热源(特别是降水凝结释放的潜热)和云量较4~5月明显增强,而地表感热和大气辐射冷却作用减小。(2)基于Wang and LinHo(2002)方法计算的2001~2020年期间云南夏季风雨季的平均爆发时间约为第31候,区域大气总热源(潜热)和云量均与降水呈现出高度的时间相关性,而且云南区域大气热源和云量随夏季风雨季的时间变化呈现出与相邻的南亚热带季风区相似的单峰年变化特征。(3)云南夏季风雨季爆发时间存在明显的年际变化,雨季爆发偏早(晚)年的合成结果表明:在偏早年雨季爆发时,来自孟加拉湾东南部的低层西南气流可直达云南区域,该区域上空为辐散气流,有利于区域上升运动,云南区域大气总热源(潜热)和云量明显强于偏晚年;偏晚年同时段的孟加拉湾南支槽偏弱,西太平洋副高位置明显偏西,不利于云南区域上升运动和降水。在雨季盛期,偏早和偏晚年的区域降水率接近,偏晚年的区域大气总热源(潜热)和高云量值略高于偏早年。

东亚夏季风和中国雨季的趋势变化和关键区气温和海温的影响

中国降水主要受到西风和季风环流的共同影响,表现出显著的年循环特征。本文基于1961~2020年CN05.1逐日降水资料和JRA55、CRU、HadISST再分析资料,采用谐波分析、相关和回归统计方法,分析了过去60年的东亚夏季风(中国雨季)的建立(开始)、撤退(结束)和持续时间等年循环参数趋势的变化特征。结果显示,自1961年以来,东亚夏季风有建立时间提前,撤退时间推后,持续时间增长的趋势,每十年分别达到了3.54、1.64、5.18天。1999年前后22年我国雨季也存在趋势变化,且在空间上存在显著差异。最近22年(1999~2020年),我国雨季提前主要集中在东北东部、青藏高原东部、西北北部地区,提前时间达5天以上,部分地区超过了20天。雨季滞后主要集中在青藏高原东北,长江以北和西部地区,时间超过了10天。雨季持续时间增加主要集中在青藏高原东北部、我国长江以北、东北东南部地区,时间超过15天以上,部分地区超过25天。研究发现,4月份环贝加尔湖地表气温增加及其伴随的局地反气旋性环流异常,是东亚夏季风建立和我国雨季开始时间提前的关键,而10月份的西北太平洋海温增暖及其伴随的西北太平洋副热带反气旋的异常是导致东亚夏季风撤退和中国北方雨季变长的关键。

CHARACTERISTICS OF SEASONAL VARIATION OF RAINFALL OVER THE TIBETAN PLATEAU DURING SUMMER 1998 AND ITS IMPACT ON EAST ASIAN WEATHER

The seasonal variation of rainy season over the Tibetan Plateau in summer 1998 is analyzed by using daily observational rainfall data for Lhasa from 1955 to 1996,and rainfall data at 70 stations from January to August of 1998 over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) and adjacent regions,as well as TBB data from May to August of 1998.The onset date of rainy season for Lhasa is climatologically 6 June.Among the analyzed years,the earliest onset date is 6 May,while the latest may delay to 2 July.The obvious inter-decadal variation can be found in the series of onset date.The onset date of summer 1998 over middle TP (onset date of Lhasa) is 24 June,which is relatively later than the normal case. The onset for rainy season of 1998 started over southeast and northeast parts of TP and then propagated westward and northward.The convection over east and west parts of TP shows that there is a quasi 12-15 day oscillation.In June,the convection over middle and lower reaches of Yangtze River is formed by the westward propagation of convection over subtropical western Pacific.while in July.it is formed by the eastward propagation of convection over TP. Besides,it is also found that there exists good negative and obvious advance and lag correlation between the convection over the middle and western TP and that over the subtropical western Pacific and southern China.Therefore it can be inferred that a feedback zonal circulation with a quasi two-three week oscillation exists between the ascending region of TP and descending region of subtropical western Pacific,i.e.the convection over TP may affect the subtropical high over western Pacific and vice versa.

华南前汛期开汛早晚与入梅时间的类型划分和特征分析

利用中国气象局2014年发布的《华南汛期监测业务规定》与《梅雨监测业务规定》中华南前汛期开汛和长江中下游入梅日期资料,对1961~2021年我国南方地区雨季进程的年际变化进行了客观划分,划分为4种类型:偏早型(前汛期和入梅均偏早)、偏晚型(前汛期和入梅均偏晚)、前早后晚型(前汛期偏早而入梅偏晚)、前晚后早型(前汛期偏晚而入梅偏早)。不同雨季进程相联系的东亚大气环流异常、我国中东部春季和梅雨期降水异常分布均存在明显的差异。偏早型年,3月底至5月初西风急流强度偏强且第一次北跳偏早,6月副高北跳明显,菲律宾附近维持反气旋性环流异常;偏晚型年与偏早型年环流形势相反。前早后晚型年,西风急流前期偏强后期偏弱,菲律宾附近前期为反气旋性环流异常,后期转为气旋性环流异常且副高位置异常偏南;前晚后早型年与前早后晚型年环流形势相反。南方地区雨季进程与热带海温演变之间的关系并不显著,不同雨季进程与ENSO演变的关系较复杂。

东亚地区夏季风爆发过程

利用中国１９４站 １９６１～１９９５年日降水资料及 ＮＣＥＰ １９７９～１９９７年候格点降水资料，探讨了亚洲地区自春到夏的雨季开始分布。结果表明，东亚地区自春到夏存在副热带季风雨季开始和热带季风雨季开始。前者于４月初开始于华南北部和江南地区，随后向南和向西南扩展，于４月末扩展到华南沿海和中南半岛，这个雨带主要是冷空气和副热带高压西侧转向的ＳＷ风以及南亚地区冬春副热带南支西风槽中西风汇合而形成的，是副热带季风雨季开始。后者是南海热带季风爆发后使原来由江南移到华南沿岸的副热带季风雨带随副热带高压北进而北进，前汛期雨季进入盛期，江南出现第二次雨峰，形成梅雨期和江淮及华北雨季。同时，热带季风雨带也自东向西传播到达南亚地区而形成热带季风雨季。还讨论了 １９９８年东亚地区夏季风爆发过程，指出南海夏季风爆发期的季风由副高北侧形成的新生气旋进入南海造成南海中部西风和南海越赤道气流转向的ＳＷ季风加强汇合而形成，因而是东亚季风系统中环流系统季节变化造成的，和印度季风无关。在南海季风爆发期阿拉伯海仍由副热带反气旋控制．南亚仍是上述副热带反气旋北侧ＮＷ风南下后转向的偏西副热带气流所控制，索马里低空急流仍未爆发，赤道西风并未影响南海。

华南前汛期区域持续性暴雨的分布特征及分型

利用广东和广西两省共175个台站的日降水观测资料,采用计算机检索的方法,对1961-2005年间华南前汛期区域持续性暴雨进行了定义。对南海夏季风爆发前后区域持续性暴雨的气候分布特征的分析发现,季风爆发前持续性暴雨频数从60年代至今呈现出正态分布的年代际变化特征,而季风爆发后的区域持续性暴雨频数变化则几乎相反;广东省前汛期区域持续性暴雨降水明显比广西强。此外,通过EOF方法和相关分析得到了夏季风爆发前后出现频率较高的几种分布雨型,它们能较好地代表季风爆发前后华南降水分布的特点。

华南前汛期的锋面降水和夏季风降水II.空间分布特征

利用中国730站降水资料和第I部分(郑彬等,2006)得到的华南前汛期锋面降水和季风降水的划分日期,计算出1958-2000年华南前汛期锋面降水量(强度)和季风降水量(强度)的序列,采用EOF和扩展EOF分析方法,得到华南前汛期降水的几个主要分布型,并探讨锋面降水与季风降水的可能联系。分析结果表明:华南前汛期的锋面降水和季风降水分布主要有三种类型——全区旱涝型、西南涝(旱)东北旱(涝)型、东南涝(旱)西北旱(涝)型。各分布型的时间系数与850 hPa风场的相关结果表明不同的分布对应着不同的低层环流形势。统计结果显示华南前汛期锋面降水的分布形式与季风降水的分布形式有一定的对应关系。

青藏高原加热与亚洲环流季节变化和夏季风爆发

利用逐日NCEP/NCAR再分析资料分析了春夏过渡季节青藏高原非绝热加热和大气环流季节变化以及亚洲季风爆发的关系。结果表明,过渡季节的早期（5月中旬以前）青藏高原总非绝热加热与感热加热的时间演变曲线趋势一致,感热加热在过渡季节早期的环流演变中有很重要的作用。青藏高原非绝热加热的时间演变与北半球环流的季节变化和亚洲夏季风爆发有很好的相关。在过渡季节里,青藏高原非绝热加热的变化引起了海-陆热力差异对比的变化,给亚洲夏季风的爆发建立了有利的背景环境,对亚洲夏季风爆发有明显的影响。结果还表明,用各区域纬向风垂直差异的时空分布能更准确地表示季节变化的区域差异。

清代云南雨季早晚序列的重建与夏季风变迁

根据以档案为主的历史文献资料逐年进行考订,复原了云南1711～1911年间的雨季早晚序列,并利用多种资料进行了检验。分析表明,云南雨季开始期年际和年代际的波动都较剧烈,还存在年代际尺度以上的长时间尺度波动。雨季开始期从18世纪初逐步转向偏早,19世纪又转向偏迟,到20世纪又偏早,这在一定程度上反映了夏季风的长期变迁。云南雨季开始期存在明显的准3年和11.3年周期,准3年周期可能和ElNino事件的准3年周期有关,11.3年周期明显和太阳活动的11年周期有关。同时发现,ElNino事件对云南雨季的开始期有重要的影响,在ElNino年云南雨季开始期主要为偏迟或正常,但这种影响存在明显减弱的时期,可能意味着ENSO事件对亚洲夏季风的影响存在某种震荡。

华南前汛期持续暴雨环流分型初步研究

采用1961—2010年NCEP/NCAR逐日再分析资料和台站观测降水量资料,按一定标准选取了华南前汛期24个持续暴雨过程;并且按基本判据确定逐年华南夏季风降水开始日期。然后依据南亚高压环流型和相对于该年夏季风降水开始的早晚,将这些暴雨过程划分为夏季风降水前、后南亚高压东部型,夏季风降水后南亚高压带状、西部型共4个类型;其中,夏季风后南亚高压西部型次数最多、平均持续时间最长。所有类型持续暴雨的相同点是:广东东北部附近均为暴雨频率和雨量高值区;暴雨期间华南150 h Pa位势高度增加、500 h Pa位势高度减少;华南处在150 h Pa偏西风急流南侧辐散区中;850 h Pa华南沿海有明显的西南气流,低层辐合在华南东北部最明显;两广沿海为可降水量大值区;华南的整层水汽输送主要呈现西南向。不同点是:夏季风后南亚高压西部型平均雨量较小,夏季风后南亚高压带状型与西部型在印度洋上存在明显的偏东风高空急流;夏季风后南亚高压类型在两广沿海的可降水量数值较大。

东南亚地区夏季风爆发对云南雨季开始的影响

东南亚地区的夏季风在亚洲季风系统中首先爆发后,通过风场与对流场的变化对周边地区造成影响。通过对亚洲近地面层经向水汽通道的研究,发现在前期影响云南雨季开始的早迟最重要的一支南风水汽通道位于孟加拉湾(80～90°E)附近。该南风水汽通道一般在春季开始建立,它的建立有助于夏季风在东南亚地区爆发。在季风建立前,当这一水汽通道中南风水汽输送异常偏强时,相应地中南半岛附近的对流也增强,对应着云南的雨季开始偏早,初夏降水偏多,反之则初夏降水偏少。研究表明,该水汽输送的强弱可以作为预报云南雨季开始期及初夏雨量的一个重要信号。研究还发现,前期赤道中东太平洋的冷海温有利于孟加拉湾经向水汽输送的加强,从而影响到云南的雨季开始和初夏的雨量。