The influence of spring Arctic sea ice variability on the Pacific Decadal Oscillation （PDO） like sea surface temperature （SST） variability is established and investigated using an Atmosphere Ocean General Circulat...The influence of spring Arctic sea ice variability on the Pacific Decadal Oscillation （PDO） like sea surface temperature （SST） variability is established and investigated using an Atmosphere Ocean General Circulation Model （AOGCM） of the Bergen Climate Model version 2 （BCM2）. The spring Arctic sea ice variability affects the mid-latitudes and tropics through the propagation of the anomalous Eliassen-Palm （E-P） flux from the polar region to mid- and low-latitudes during boreal spring. The pathway includes anomalous upward wave activity, which propagates to the high troposphere from near the surface of the polar region, turns southward between 500 hPa and 200 hPa and extends downward between 50~N and 70~N, influencing the near surface atmospheric circulation. The alteration of the near surface atmospheric circulation then causes anomalous surface ocean circulation. These circulation changes consequently leads to the SST anomalies in the North Pacific which may persist until the following summer, named seasonal ＂foot printing＂ mechanism （SFPM）.展开更多
基金supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences Innovation Program (Grant no.XDA05110203)the Ocean Public Welfare Scientific Research Project of China (Grant no.201205007)+3 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant no.41375083)the Chinese National Basic Research Program (Grant no.2010CB951802)the Special Fund for Public Welfare Industry (meteorology) (Grant no.GYHY201306026)the project "Impact of ‘Blue Arctic’ on Climate at High Latitudes (Grant no. Blue Arc 207650/ E10)" supported by the Research Council of Norway
文摘The influence of spring Arctic sea ice variability on the Pacific Decadal Oscillation （PDO） like sea surface temperature （SST） variability is established and investigated using an Atmosphere Ocean General Circulation Model （AOGCM） of the Bergen Climate Model version 2 （BCM2）. The spring Arctic sea ice variability affects the mid-latitudes and tropics through the propagation of the anomalous Eliassen-Palm （E-P） flux from the polar region to mid- and low-latitudes during boreal spring. The pathway includes anomalous upward wave activity, which propagates to the high troposphere from near the surface of the polar region, turns southward between 500 hPa and 200 hPa and extends downward between 50~N and 70~N, influencing the near surface atmospheric circulation. The alteration of the near surface atmospheric circulation then causes anomalous surface ocean circulation. These circulation changes consequently leads to the SST anomalies in the North Pacific which may persist until the following summer, named seasonal ＂foot printing＂ mechanism （SFPM）.
