We evaluate the performance of GAMILI.1.1 in a 27-year forced simulation of the summer intraseasonal oscillation （ISO） over East Asia （EA）-western North Pacific （WNP）. The assessment is based on two mea- sures：...We evaluate the performance of GAMILI.1.1 in a 27-year forced simulation of the summer intraseasonal oscillation （ISO） over East Asia （EA）-western North Pacific （WNP）. The assessment is based on two mea- sures： climatological ISO （CISO） and transient ISO （TISO）. CISO is the ISO component that is phase-locked to the annual cycle and describes seasonal march. TISO is the ISO component that varies year by year. The model reasonably captures many observed features of the ISO, including the stepwise northward advance of the rain belt of CISO, the dominant periodicities of TISO in both the South China Sea-Philippine Sea （SCS-PS） and the Yangtze River Basin （YRB）, the northward propagation of 30-50-day TISO and the westward propagation of the 12-25-day TISO mode over the SCS-PS, and the zonal propagating features of three major TISO modes over the YRB. However, the model has notable deficiencies. These include the early onset of the South China Sea monsoon associated with CISO, too fast northward propagation of CISO from 20°N to 40°N and the absence of the CISO signal south of 10°N, the deficient eastward propagation of the 30-50-day TISO mode and the absence of a southward propagation in the YRB TISO modes. The authors found that the deficiencies in the ISO simulation are closely related to the model＇s biases in the mean states, suggesting that the improvement of the model mean state is crucial for realistic simulation of the intraseasonal variation.展开更多
Based on 10 years precipitation data from Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission （TRMM） Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis （TMPA） 3B42 and the best track data from China Meteorological Administration （CMA）, t...Based on 10 years precipitation data from Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission （TRMM） Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis （TMPA） 3B42 and the best track data from China Meteorological Administration （CMA）, the seasonal, monthly and annual contribution of tropical cyclone （TC） precipitation to the total rainfall are analyzed over the Western North Pacific （WNP） during 1998 to 2007 from May to December. The results show that： （1） TC seasonal rainfall contribution ranges from 4% in inland regions to above 40% in ocean-regions of 15°N-25°N. TCs at higher categories contribute much more to the total precipitation. （2） On monthly scale, TCs contribute 60% to the total rainfall regionally during whole TC season, which is the maximum contribution. The peak contribution of TC rainfall averaged in multi-months of the ten years occurs in August （28%） over the whole ocean impacted by TC and in December （23%） over the whole land impacted by TC, respectively. （3） On annual scale, the maximum contribution of TC precipitation to the total rainfall are in 2004 （-30%） over ocean and in 1998 （-20%） over land, respectively. （4） The contribution of TC precipitation to the total rainfall increases 6% （decreases 6%） in El Nino （La Nifia） years compared with neutral years.展开更多
In summer 2018,a total of 18 tropical cyclones(TCs)formed in the western North Pacific(WNP)and South China Sea(SCS),among which 8 TCs landed in China,ranking respectively the second and the first highest since 1951.Mo...In summer 2018,a total of 18 tropical cyclones(TCs)formed in the western North Pacific(WNP)and South China Sea(SCS),among which 8 TCs landed in China,ranking respectively the second and the first highest since 1951.Most of these TCs travelled northwest to northward,bringing in heavy rainfall and strong winds in eastern China and Japan.The present study investigates the impacts of decaying La Nina and intraseasonal oscillation(ISO)on the extremely active TCs over the WNP and SCS in summer 2018 by use of correlation and composite analyses.It is found that the La Nina episode from October 2017 to March 2018 led to above-normal sea surface temperature(SST)over central–western Pacific,lower sea level pressure and 500-hPa geopotential height over WNP,and abnormally strong convective activities over the western Pacific in summer 2018.These preceding oceanic thermal conditions and their effects on circulation anomalies are favorable to TC genesis in summer.Detailed examination reveals that the monsoon trough was located further north and east,inducing more TCs in northern and eastern WNP;and the more eastward WNP subtropical high as well as the significant wave train with a"-+-+"height anomaly pattern over the midlatitude Eurasia–North Pacific region facilitated the northwest to northward TC tracks.Further analyses reveal that two successively active periods of Madden–Julian Oscillation(MJO)occurred in summer 2018 and the boreal summer intraseasonal oscillation(BSISO)was also active over WNP,propagating northward significantly,corresponding to the more northward TC tracks.The MJO was stagnant over the Maritime Continent to western Pacific,leading to notably enhanced convection in the lower troposphere and divergence in the upper troposphere,conducive to TC occurrences.In a word,the extremely active TC activities over the WNP and SCS in summer 2018 are closely linked with the decaying La Nina,and the MJO and BSISO;their joint effects result in increased TC occurrences and the TC tracks being shifted more northwest to northward than normal.展开更多
This study demonstrates the main physical mechanism for the maintenance of the western North Pacific(WNP)anomalous anticyclone(WNPAC)during the El Niño decaying summer by analyzing the respective effects of the c...This study demonstrates the main physical mechanism for the maintenance of the western North Pacific(WNP)anomalous anticyclone(WNPAC)during the El Niño decaying summer by analyzing the respective effects of the cold sea surface temperature(SST)anomalies in the WNP,the warm SST anomalies in the Indian Ocean(IO),and the El Niño and Southern Oscillation(ENSO)combination mode.We find that the WNPAC is usually accompanied by significant cold WNP SST anomalies in the El Niño mature winter and following spring,which almost disappear in the decaying summer and cannot explain the maintenance of the WNPAC in summer.The influence of the IO warm SST anomalies on the WNPAC exhibits conspicuous decadal differences.Before the 2000 s,the IO warm SST anomalies played a role in the WNPAC maintenance through the response of the baroclinic atmospheric Kelvin wave;however,this effect cannot be evidently detected after the 2000 s.This decadal difference may be related to changes in the decaying speed of ENSO events.In contrast to El Niño events before the 2000 s,El Niño events after the 2000 s decay more rapidly,and the associated tropical central-eastern Pacific SST features a La Ni?a-like condition in the El Niño decaying summer.Concomitantly,no significant warm SST anomalies appear over the tropical Indian Ocean,exerting a weak influence on the WNPAC.Relative to the cold WNP SSTanomalies and warm IO SST anomalies,the ENSO combination mode,originating from the nonlinear interaction between ENSO and the annual cycle,has a relatively stable relationship with the WNPAC during the El Niño decaying summer,which exhibits a crucial role in the maintenance of the WNPAC.Considering the persistence of the ENSO combination mode,the WNPAC and associated climate variability during the El Niño decaying summer can be skillfully predicted at least one season in advance based on the ENSO combination mode.展开更多
Tropical cyclone(TC) activity over the western North Pacific(WNP) in 2012 is summarized and the associated large-scale environmental conditions are discussed. In total 25 named storms formed in the WNP basin in 2012, ...Tropical cyclone(TC) activity over the western North Pacific(WNP) in 2012 is summarized and the associated large-scale environmental conditions are discussed. In total 25 named storms formed in the WNP basin in 2012, among them were 3 tropical storms(TSs), 7 severe TSs, 4 typhoons, 6 severe typhoons, and 5 super typhoons. TC activity was close to a 30-year average but above the average active level of recent years since 2005. Total number of TCs formed in the South China Sea(SCS) in 2012 was below normal, with only 40% of the climatological mean. Overall, TC genesis over the WNP was characterized by four active periods. During each period TCs took distinct prevailing tracks. The periodic characteristics in TC genesis were attributed to the activity of the intraseasonal oscillation(ISO), while those in TC tracks were related to the large-scale dynamical and thermodynamic conditions induced by the enhanced WNP monsoon activity and the weak El Ni?o conditions.展开更多
The intensity of the interannual variability(IIV)of the mean tropical cyclone(TC)genesis latitude over the western North Pacific(WNP)has been weakening significantly since the late 1990 s.It is found that the IIV of t...The intensity of the interannual variability(IIV)of the mean tropical cyclone(TC)genesis latitude over the western North Pacific(WNP)has been weakening significantly since the late 1990 s.It is found that the IIV of the mean TC genesis latitude depends largely on the strength of the out-of-phase relationship between TC genesis numbers in the north(north of 15°N)and south(south of 15°N)of the WNP.A weaker(stronger)north–south TC see-saw has led to a smaller(larger)IIV of the mean TC genesis latitude after(before)the late 1990 s.Different configurations of sea surface temperature(SST)anomalies are found to be responsible for the decadal changes in the north–south TC see-saw and dipole structure.Before the late 1990 s,the joint effect of SST anomalies over the tropical Pacific and tropical North Indian Ocean dominated,rendering the obvious north–south TC see-saw and larger IIV of the mean TC genesis latitude.After the late 1990 s,however,the dominant SST anomalies associated with TC genesis shift to the tropical central Pacific(CP)and tropical North Atlantic Ocean,which have weakened the north–south TC seesaw and reduced the IIV of the mean TC genesis latitude.These observed decadal changes in the configuration of SST anomalies are considered to be closely associated with the shift of the El Ni?o–Southern Oscillation(ENSO)from eastern Pacific(EP)type to the CP type during the recent decades.The results suggest that the increased influences from the tropical Atlantic Ocean have become more important to the variations of TC activity in the WNP during the recent decades.These results may have important implications for assessing the latitudinal distributions of TC-induced hazards.展开更多
基金supported by the Innovative Research Group Funds (Grant No. 408210921)the CAS International Partnership Project+1 种基金the 973 Project(Grant Nos. 2005CB321703 and 2006CB403602)fund from State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology (No. 070205) in Beijing Normal University
文摘We evaluate the performance of GAMILI.1.1 in a 27-year forced simulation of the summer intraseasonal oscillation （ISO） over East Asia （EA）-western North Pacific （WNP）. The assessment is based on two mea- sures： climatological ISO （CISO） and transient ISO （TISO）. CISO is the ISO component that is phase-locked to the annual cycle and describes seasonal march. TISO is the ISO component that varies year by year. The model reasonably captures many observed features of the ISO, including the stepwise northward advance of the rain belt of CISO, the dominant periodicities of TISO in both the South China Sea-Philippine Sea （SCS-PS） and the Yangtze River Basin （YRB）, the northward propagation of 30-50-day TISO and the westward propagation of the 12-25-day TISO mode over the SCS-PS, and the zonal propagating features of three major TISO modes over the YRB. However, the model has notable deficiencies. These include the early onset of the South China Sea monsoon associated with CISO, too fast northward propagation of CISO from 20°N to 40°N and the absence of the CISO signal south of 10°N, the deficient eastward propagation of the 30-50-day TISO mode and the absence of a southward propagation in the YRB TISO modes. The authors found that the deficiencies in the ISO simulation are closely related to the model＇s biases in the mean states, suggesting that the improvement of the model mean state is crucial for realistic simulation of the intraseasonal variation.
基金supported by the Special Funds for Public Welfare of China(Grant No.GYHY201306077)CAS Strategic Priority Research Program(Grant No.XDA05100303)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41230419,91337213)the Jiangsu Provincial 2011 Program(Collaborative Innovation Center of Climate Change)
文摘Based on 10 years precipitation data from Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission （TRMM） Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis （TMPA） 3B42 and the best track data from China Meteorological Administration （CMA）, the seasonal, monthly and annual contribution of tropical cyclone （TC） precipitation to the total rainfall are analyzed over the Western North Pacific （WNP） during 1998 to 2007 from May to December. The results show that： （1） TC seasonal rainfall contribution ranges from 4% in inland regions to above 40% in ocean-regions of 15°N-25°N. TCs at higher categories contribute much more to the total precipitation. （2） On monthly scale, TCs contribute 60% to the total rainfall regionally during whole TC season, which is the maximum contribution. The peak contribution of TC rainfall averaged in multi-months of the ten years occurs in August （28%） over the whole ocean impacted by TC and in December （23%） over the whole land impacted by TC, respectively. （3） On annual scale, the maximum contribution of TC precipitation to the total rainfall are in 2004 （-30%） over ocean and in 1998 （-20%） over land, respectively. （4） The contribution of TC precipitation to the total rainfall increases 6% （decreases 6%） in El Nino （La Nifia） years compared with neutral years.
基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2018YFC1506001)National Basic Research(973)Program of China(2015CB453203)National Natural Science Foundation of China(41275073 and 41805067)
文摘In summer 2018,a total of 18 tropical cyclones(TCs)formed in the western North Pacific(WNP)and South China Sea(SCS),among which 8 TCs landed in China,ranking respectively the second and the first highest since 1951.Most of these TCs travelled northwest to northward,bringing in heavy rainfall and strong winds in eastern China and Japan.The present study investigates the impacts of decaying La Nina and intraseasonal oscillation(ISO)on the extremely active TCs over the WNP and SCS in summer 2018 by use of correlation and composite analyses.It is found that the La Nina episode from October 2017 to March 2018 led to above-normal sea surface temperature(SST)over central–western Pacific,lower sea level pressure and 500-hPa geopotential height over WNP,and abnormally strong convective activities over the western Pacific in summer 2018.These preceding oceanic thermal conditions and their effects on circulation anomalies are favorable to TC genesis in summer.Detailed examination reveals that the monsoon trough was located further north and east,inducing more TCs in northern and eastern WNP;and the more eastward WNP subtropical high as well as the significant wave train with a"-+-+"height anomaly pattern over the midlatitude Eurasia–North Pacific region facilitated the northwest to northward TC tracks.Further analyses reveal that two successively active periods of Madden–Julian Oscillation(MJO)occurred in summer 2018 and the boreal summer intraseasonal oscillation(BSISO)was also active over WNP,propagating northward significantly,corresponding to the more northward TC tracks.The MJO was stagnant over the Maritime Continent to western Pacific,leading to notably enhanced convection in the lower troposphere and divergence in the upper troposphere,conducive to TC occurrences.In a word,the extremely active TC activities over the WNP and SCS in summer 2018 are closely linked with the decaying La Nina,and the MJO and BSISO;their joint effects result in increased TC occurrences and the TC tracks being shifted more northwest to northward than normal.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.42125501&42088101)。
文摘This study demonstrates the main physical mechanism for the maintenance of the western North Pacific(WNP)anomalous anticyclone(WNPAC)during the El Niño decaying summer by analyzing the respective effects of the cold sea surface temperature(SST)anomalies in the WNP,the warm SST anomalies in the Indian Ocean(IO),and the El Niño and Southern Oscillation(ENSO)combination mode.We find that the WNPAC is usually accompanied by significant cold WNP SST anomalies in the El Niño mature winter and following spring,which almost disappear in the decaying summer and cannot explain the maintenance of the WNPAC in summer.The influence of the IO warm SST anomalies on the WNPAC exhibits conspicuous decadal differences.Before the 2000 s,the IO warm SST anomalies played a role in the WNPAC maintenance through the response of the baroclinic atmospheric Kelvin wave;however,this effect cannot be evidently detected after the 2000 s.This decadal difference may be related to changes in the decaying speed of ENSO events.In contrast to El Niño events before the 2000 s,El Niño events after the 2000 s decay more rapidly,and the associated tropical central-eastern Pacific SST features a La Ni?a-like condition in the El Niño decaying summer.Concomitantly,no significant warm SST anomalies appear over the tropical Indian Ocean,exerting a weak influence on the WNPAC.Relative to the cold WNP SSTanomalies and warm IO SST anomalies,the ENSO combination mode,originating from the nonlinear interaction between ENSO and the annual cycle,has a relatively stable relationship with the WNPAC during the El Niño decaying summer,which exhibits a crucial role in the maintenance of the WNPAC.Considering the persistence of the ENSO combination mode,the WNPAC and associated climate variability during the El Niño decaying summer can be skillfully predicted at least one season in advance based on the ENSO combination mode.
文摘Tropical cyclone(TC) activity over the western North Pacific(WNP) in 2012 is summarized and the associated large-scale environmental conditions are discussed. In total 25 named storms formed in the WNP basin in 2012, among them were 3 tropical storms(TSs), 7 severe TSs, 4 typhoons, 6 severe typhoons, and 5 super typhoons. TC activity was close to a 30-year average but above the average active level of recent years since 2005. Total number of TCs formed in the South China Sea(SCS) in 2012 was below normal, with only 40% of the climatological mean. Overall, TC genesis over the WNP was characterized by four active periods. During each period TCs took distinct prevailing tracks. The periodic characteristics in TC genesis were attributed to the activity of the intraseasonal oscillation(ISO), while those in TC tracks were related to the large-scale dynamical and thermodynamic conditions induced by the enhanced WNP monsoon activity and the weak El Ni?o conditions.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41776031)National Key Research and Development Program of China(2018YFC1506903)+2 种基金Guangdong Natural Science Foundation(2015A030313796)Program for Scientific Research Start-Up Funds of Guangdong Ocean UniversityFoundation for Returned Scholars of the Ministry of Education of China。
文摘The intensity of the interannual variability(IIV)of the mean tropical cyclone(TC)genesis latitude over the western North Pacific(WNP)has been weakening significantly since the late 1990 s.It is found that the IIV of the mean TC genesis latitude depends largely on the strength of the out-of-phase relationship between TC genesis numbers in the north(north of 15°N)and south(south of 15°N)of the WNP.A weaker(stronger)north–south TC see-saw has led to a smaller(larger)IIV of the mean TC genesis latitude after(before)the late 1990 s.Different configurations of sea surface temperature(SST)anomalies are found to be responsible for the decadal changes in the north–south TC see-saw and dipole structure.Before the late 1990 s,the joint effect of SST anomalies over the tropical Pacific and tropical North Indian Ocean dominated,rendering the obvious north–south TC see-saw and larger IIV of the mean TC genesis latitude.After the late 1990 s,however,the dominant SST anomalies associated with TC genesis shift to the tropical central Pacific(CP)and tropical North Atlantic Ocean,which have weakened the north–south TC seesaw and reduced the IIV of the mean TC genesis latitude.These observed decadal changes in the configuration of SST anomalies are considered to be closely associated with the shift of the El Ni?o–Southern Oscillation(ENSO)from eastern Pacific(EP)type to the CP type during the recent decades.The results suggest that the increased influences from the tropical Atlantic Ocean have become more important to the variations of TC activity in the WNP during the recent decades.These results may have important implications for assessing the latitudinal distributions of TC-induced hazards.
