In this paper,a statistical method called Generalized Equilibrium Feedback Analysis(GEFA)is used to investigate the responses of the North Pacific Storm Track(NPST)in the cold season to the multi-scale oceanic variati...In this paper,a statistical method called Generalized Equilibrium Feedback Analysis(GEFA)is used to investigate the responses of the North Pacific Storm Track(NPST)in the cold season to the multi-scale oceanic variations of the Kuroshio Extension(KE)system,including its large-scale variation,oceanic front meridional shift,and mesoscale eddy activity.Results show that in the cold season from the lower to the upper troposphere,the KE large-scale variation significantly weakens the storm track activity over the central North Pacific south of 30°N.The northward shift of the KE front significantly strengthens the storm track activity over the western and central North Pacific south of 40°N,resulting in a southward shift of the NPST.In contrast,the NPST response to KE mesoscale eddy activity is not so significant and relatively shallow,which only shows some significant positive signals near the dateline in the lower and middle troposphere.Furthermore,it is found that baroclinicity and baroclinic energy conversion play an important role in the formation of the NPST response to the KE multi-scale oceanic variations.展开更多
为准确描述黑潮延伸体的强度,突出其表面热量输送作用引起的海温调整,提出了纬向扰动海温的概念,基于对NOAA(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)高分辨率海温资料和GODAS(Global Ocean Data Assimilation System)海洋再...为准确描述黑潮延伸体的强度,突出其表面热量输送作用引起的海温调整,提出了纬向扰动海温的概念,基于对NOAA(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)高分辨率海温资料和GODAS(Global Ocean Data Assimilation System)海洋再分析资料的分析表明,气候态的纬向扰动海温与洋流的表面热量输送分布高度一致;对纬向扰动海温年际演变的分析表明,相较于传统的海温异常,纬向扰动海温能够更好地体现出延伸体系统强度的年际振荡,标识出延伸体和亲潮的影响范围;对西北太平洋纬向扰动海温异常的经验模态分解结果的分析表明,前两模态主要反映不受亲潮交汇影响的延伸体收缩和扩张模态,而第三、四模态则反映北侧亲潮的强弱对延伸体扰动海温的影响。涡动动能作为标识延伸体区域的重要动力学指标,在延伸体系统的演变中,与纬向扰动海温通过海洋温度锋的强度和流轴的稳定性紧密联系:纬向扰动海温增大,表明洋流的热量输送作用增强,延伸体强度增强,海温梯度增大,此时海洋温度锋增强,流轴稳定,中尺度涡活动减弱,反之亦然。考虑到纬向扰动海温对延伸体表面热量输送作用具有较好的刻画能力,定义了延伸体热力指数T_p,对比分析表明该指数能较好地标识出延伸体的收缩和扩张状态,对延伸体的纬向伸展距离和流轴的南北振荡同样具有良好的指示作用。展开更多
基金jointly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 42105066, 42088101, 41975066)supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2021M701754)+1 种基金the Postdoctoral Research Funding of Jiangsu Province (2021K052A)the Research Project of the National University of Defense Technology (ZK20-45)
文摘In this paper,a statistical method called Generalized Equilibrium Feedback Analysis(GEFA)is used to investigate the responses of the North Pacific Storm Track(NPST)in the cold season to the multi-scale oceanic variations of the Kuroshio Extension(KE)system,including its large-scale variation,oceanic front meridional shift,and mesoscale eddy activity.Results show that in the cold season from the lower to the upper troposphere,the KE large-scale variation significantly weakens the storm track activity over the central North Pacific south of 30°N.The northward shift of the KE front significantly strengthens the storm track activity over the western and central North Pacific south of 40°N,resulting in a southward shift of the NPST.In contrast,the NPST response to KE mesoscale eddy activity is not so significant and relatively shallow,which only shows some significant positive signals near the dateline in the lower and middle troposphere.Furthermore,it is found that baroclinicity and baroclinic energy conversion play an important role in the formation of the NPST response to the KE multi-scale oceanic variations.
文摘为准确描述黑潮延伸体的强度,突出其表面热量输送作用引起的海温调整,提出了纬向扰动海温的概念,基于对NOAA(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)高分辨率海温资料和GODAS(Global Ocean Data Assimilation System)海洋再分析资料的分析表明,气候态的纬向扰动海温与洋流的表面热量输送分布高度一致;对纬向扰动海温年际演变的分析表明,相较于传统的海温异常,纬向扰动海温能够更好地体现出延伸体系统强度的年际振荡,标识出延伸体和亲潮的影响范围;对西北太平洋纬向扰动海温异常的经验模态分解结果的分析表明,前两模态主要反映不受亲潮交汇影响的延伸体收缩和扩张模态,而第三、四模态则反映北侧亲潮的强弱对延伸体扰动海温的影响。涡动动能作为标识延伸体区域的重要动力学指标,在延伸体系统的演变中,与纬向扰动海温通过海洋温度锋的强度和流轴的稳定性紧密联系:纬向扰动海温增大,表明洋流的热量输送作用增强,延伸体强度增强,海温梯度增大,此时海洋温度锋增强,流轴稳定,中尺度涡活动减弱,反之亦然。考虑到纬向扰动海温对延伸体表面热量输送作用具有较好的刻画能力,定义了延伸体热力指数T_p,对比分析表明该指数能较好地标识出延伸体的收缩和扩张状态,对延伸体的纬向伸展距离和流轴的南北振荡同样具有良好的指示作用。
