Does a monsoon circulation exist in the upper troposphere over the central and eastern tropical Pacific?

考虑到赤道中东太平洋地区(CETP)具有重要的气候影响,以及显著的季节性变率,本文利用可精确描述风向变化的动态标准化季节变率(DNS)方法,分析了该区域上对流层大气环流。结果发现该区域大气环流在冬季和夏季之间存在着类似于经典季风的、明显的季节性反转现象。以此为基础本文提出了赤道中东太平洋上对流层季风的概念,将传统的低对流层季风区扩展到了上对流。     

Wind rotation characteristics of the upper tropospheric monsoon over the central and eastern tropical Pacific

在本文中,为研究赤道中东太平洋区域上对流层季风是否具有和经典季风同样的风向变化特征,我们引入一种风向角的研究方法——有向转角法,该方法不仅可以刻画风向变化的角度大小,而且包含风矢量如何转变的信息。在此基础上,利用该方法并将其适当推广,本文研究了赤道中东太平洋区域上对流层季风的演变过程,结果证实了该区域上对流层季风具有和经典季风同样的四种转变特征,并进一步给出了随季节转换不同时期内的风向演变结果,发现上对流层季风相对经典季风具有爆发时间较早并结束较晚的特点。本文结果是对全球季风系统理论的有益补充,进一步支持该理论将全球不同季风作为一个整体系统来看待。     

热带大气季节内振荡的季节性特征及其在SAMIL-R42L9中的表现

分析了NCEP资料和SAMIL-R42L9中热带大气季节内（30～60天）振荡（ISO）的季节变化特征及其与平均气候场季节变化的关系。NCEP资料的分析表明：热带地区大气ISO在空间分布上存在明显的季节变化,大气ISO的季节变化与平均背景场的季节变化有明显的一致性。在空间分布上,热带大气ISO的活动对暖的SST、强的对流活动、西风、强的降水和低层水汽辐合有很强的依赖性。大气环流模式SAMIL-R42L9基本能够再现热带大气ISO空间分布上的季节转换特征,尤其在动力场（纬向风）上表现得最为明显。但对基本气候态季节变化的模拟,对不同的物理量有明显的差异。模式结果表明：热带大气ISO动力因子的季节性比热力因子的季节性对平均背景场的依赖性更大,模式不能很好地反映NCEP资料表现出来的ISO对平均背景场的强依赖性,同时也说明热带大气ISO的季节性可能并不完全依赖于平均背景场的季节变化。     

区域气候模式对中国东部季风雨带演变的模拟

本文给出了应用区域气候模式对中国东部夏季雨带演变过程模拟的主要结果。模拟试验分别对正常季风年（1979）和湿季风年（1991）（均由观测场驱动）以及连续3年（全球大气环流模式驱动）的夏季降水场进行,并同观测场进行了比较。结果表明,模式基本上能抓住夏季雨带的主要位置和它的演变特征,与实况相比明显优于全球模式的结果。但模拟的雨带具体位置并不总是与观测值十分吻合,有些旬（或候）差别比较大,模拟的降水量与观测值的相关系数最大仅0.40左右。以上结果表明,为正确模拟东亚季风雨带的演变还需要对决定区域气候的主要物理过程在参数化方面作进一步的改进。     

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减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.     

季风试验计划——全球大气研究计划的分计划之一

一、全球大气研究计划中的季风分计划 亚-欧-非大陆的加热和冷却作用是造成大气环流季节性变化的一个重要因子,这是大气环流的最基本问题之一,但目前对此所知甚少。季风降雨开始日期的早晚和雨量多寡有很大的年际变化,直接影响到亚洲南部和西非许多国家的农业丰歉。另一方面,大范围的季风环流本身也是全球大气运动场的一个主要组成部分。在大气环流模式中,如果不把造成大范围季风的各种物理过程考虑进去,就不能成功地模拟全球大气的特征。因此,在全球大气研究计划中,为了对全球几个主要季风区的大气状况进行集中的观测研     

用一个耦合的全球格点大气环流模式-植被模式模拟中全新世气候变化

用一个耦合的全球格点大气环流模式－植被模式模拟中全新世的气候变化，模拟试验中考虑了地球轨道参数的变化，而其他强迫条件均取成现今值。结果表明，耦合的模式能够模拟出较今强的大尺度夏季风，特别是亚洲－非洲季风，而其他季节和区域的变化值一般都比较小。季风环流和季风降水都大幅度地增大了。结果还显示，耦合模式模拟的大尺度季风系统的变化同单纯大气环流模式模拟的结果非常相似，但是，在非洲北部季风区耦合模式模拟的降水和温度变化较单纯大气模式模拟的值要大，而且，耦合模式模拟的冬季降温值要比单纯大气模式模拟的结果小。     

IPCC AMIP模式对西南澳类季风环流的模拟

以西南澳类季风环流为出发点,考察了IPCC第四次评估报告AMIP提供的12个大气环流模式对于澳大利亚西南部(SWWA)地区降水的季节演化特征,西南澳类季风环流(SWAC)的季节特征、季节演化、对应的异常环流型及其年际变率的模拟性能进行了评估。结果表明,除了NCAR_CAM3模式以外,其余模式均能较好的再现SWWA地区近地层盛行风向季节性反转及副热带高压脊线的季节性跳跃特征。对副热带高压脊线的季节演化特征,虽然大部分模式可以模拟出其季节移动特征,但是对于副热带高压脊线的北跳、南撤时间、到达位置和年内振幅均不能很好模拟。其次,除了NCAR_CAM3,其余模式基本能刻画出与SWAC相联系的异常环流型结构;而对于SWAC的年际变率,基本所有模式均不能较好模拟。整体权衡,GISS_MODEL_E_R在模拟SWAC环流的年际变率方面表现出较其它模式稍好的性能,大致可以模拟出与观测SWAC相似的特征,对SWWA地区的冬季降水显示出了与观测相似的显著影响。     

大气环流的正斜压流型特征与季风类型

利用 NCEP/NCAR的 1 982～ 1 994年全球 1 2层等压面上的风场资料 ,计算了大气流场的正压分量 (即质量加权垂直平均 )和斜压分量 (即各层实际风与正压分量的差值 ) ,分析了全球冬夏季正斜压流场的分布特征 ,并从地面风场的正斜压流型角度对全球季风进行了分类。指出 :斜压流场和正压流场的季节变化都可以产生冬夏季盛行风向的反转 ,因而都能够产生季风。斜压流场反映了大气中不均匀加热 (主要是海陆热力差异 )所驱动的热力环流 ,而正压流场则主要代表动力作用所产生的环流 ,这对认识季风的性质很有意义。进一步分析表明 :亚洲热带地区、非洲、南美等典型季风区属斜压流型季风区 ,南、北半球太平洋中部的副热带地区也为季风区 ,但属正压流型季风区 ,而东亚副热带地区则属正斜压流型共同组成的混合流型季风区。     

利用IAP九层大气环流模式模拟全球季风系统

用ＩＡＰ九层大气环流模式模拟了全球季风系统。结果表明，模式成功模拟出对流层低层的季风系统，包括经典的热季风以及副热带季风和温寒带季风。此外，模式也真实再现了对流层高层的行星季风。另一方面，平流层季风的模拟效果则较差，这与模式中西风系统性偏强有关。     

Seasonal rotation features of wind vectors and application to evaluate monsoon simulations in AMIP models

A new concept, the directed angle, is introduced to study seasonal rotation regimes of global wind vectors and annual variability of monsoon. Compared with previous studies on using angles between wind vectors, this concept better describes the daily variations of both rotation direction and rotation amplitude of wind vector. According to the concept, six categories of wind vector rotation with seasonal cycle in the global have been detected and classified as follows: (1) Clockwise to counter-clockwise (CTCC) rotation; (2) Counter-clockwise to clockwise (CCTC) rotation; (3) Full clockwise (FC) rotation; (4) Full counter-clockwise (FCC) rotation; (5) Stable style; (6) Unstable style. Generally, wind vectors in monsoon regions rotate in forms of the first four styles. Moreover, the rotation direction and rotation amplitude of wind vectors have regional differences, and different monsoon subsystems possess different rotation styles for wind vectors in an annual cycle. For instance, the South Asian monsoon follows the CCTC rotation, while the East Asian monsoon follows the FCC rotation. The CTCC rotation is seen in the South China Sea. Both the West Africa and the South Indo-China Peninsula are covered by the FC rotation. Therefore, the directed angle is able to describe the evolution of wind vectors on a daily scale, which provides a new clue for spatio-temporal information about wind vector variation and model evaluation. Using the new concept, this study aims at evaluating the model outputs of eight AGCMs of AMIP in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4). Compared to the corresponding observations, most models are able to simulate the global rotation regimes of wind vectors reasonably well, however very little skill is shown in the monsoon rotation styles of some models, especially in the South China Sea and West Africa. Moreover, the simulations differ mostly from observations during the transitional season. This paper is a contribution to the AMIP-CMIP Diagnostic Sub-project on General Circulation Model Simulation of the East Asian Climate, coordinated by W.-C. Wang. An erratum to this article can be found at     

南沙永暑礁近海面风的特征分析

选用南沙永暑礁1989年1月到2009年12月的水文气象月报表资料,运用概率统计的方法将风向和风速记录资料进行分析,定义了永暑礁的4个风期,通过风向风速的年内变化分析得出永暑礁盛行风风向在年内变化成顺时针向右偏移;无论是东北季风期,还是西南季风期,盛行风平均风速都大于非盛行风。东北季风期主导风向顺时针偏移时风力减小,西南季风期主导风向顺时针偏移时,到南南西风时最大,在西南风时略有减弱,呈现波状发展趋势。通过引入风速不稳定指数概念,发现永暑礁西南季风期风速变化突然,更不稳定。     

SEASONAL TRANSITION OF EAST ASIAN SUBTROPICAL MONSOON AND ITS POSSIBLE MECHANISM

The NCEP/NCAR reanalysis datasets and Climate Prediction Center(CPC) Merged Analysis of Precipitation(CMAP) rain data are used to investigate the large scale seasonal transition of East Asian subtropical monsoon(EASM) and its possible mechanism.The key region of EASM is defined according to the seasonal transition feature of meridional wind.By combining the ’thermal wind’ formula and the ’thermal adaptation’ equation,a new ’thermal-wind-precipitation’ relation is deduced.The area mean wind directions and thermal advections in different seasons are analyzed and it is shown that in summer(winter) monsoon period,the averaged wind direction in the EASM region varies clockwise(anticlockwise) with altitude,and the EASM region is dominated by warm(cold) advection.The seasonal transition of the wind direction at different levels and the corresponding meridional circulation consistently indicates that the subtropical summer monsoon is established between the end of March and the beginning of April.Finally,a conceptual schematic explanation for the mechanism of seasonal transition of EASM is proposed.     

The seasonally-varying influence of ENSO on rainfall and tropical cyclone activity in the Philippines

An observational study covering the period 1950–2002 examines a seasonal reversal in the ENSO rainfall signal in the north-central Philippines. In boreal Summer of El Niño (La Niña) events, above (below) average rainfall typically occurs in this area. Rainfall anomalies of opposite sign develop across the country in the subsequent fall. This study investigates the seasonal evolution of the anomalous atmospheric circulation over the western North Pacific (WNP) during both El Niño and La Niña and places these features in the context of the large-scale evolution of ENSO events, including an analysis of changes in tropical cyclone activity affecting the Philippines. The results show that during boreal summer of El Niño (La Niña) events, a relatively narrow, zonally elongated band of enhanced (reduced) low-level westerlies develops across the WNP which serves to increase (decrease) the summer monsoon flow and moisture flux over the north-central Philippines and is associated with an increase (decrease) in the strength of the WNP monsoon trough via the anomalous relative vorticity. Tropical cyclone activity is shown to be enhanced (reduced) in the study region during boreal summer of El Niño (La Niña) events, which is related to the increase (decrease) of mid-level atmospheric moisture, as diagnosed using a genesis potential index. The subsequent evolution shows development of an anomalous anticyclone (cyclone) over the WNP in El Niño (La Niña) and the well-known tendency for below (above) average rainfall in the fall. Prolonged ENSO events also exhibit seasonal rainfall sign reversals in the Philippines with a similar evolution in atmospheric circulation.     

不同地转速度对季风分布及强度影响的数值模拟

本文利用风场标准化季节变率指数来探讨不同地转速度或自转周期下,全球季风的水平和垂直分布特征以及其随自转周期的不同而发生的规律性变化,同时探讨了经、纬向风的季节反向对季风区显著分布的影响.此外,定义一个新的表征季节变化相对大小的指数来探讨不同自转周期下,风场季节变化相对于地球自转周期条件下的强度的相对大小.结果表明,在水...     

北半球平流层中低层纬向风季节转换及转换层特征的分析研究

使用1979～2005年NCEP/NCAR 再分析数据,分析了北半球平流层中低层（300 hPa至10 hPa）纬向风的季节转换规律,并采用二维空间场相似性方法确定了平流层的季节过渡日期。分析表明,平流层大气环流基本为冬夏二元状态,冬夏转换具有突变性;其季节过渡在纬向是接近同步进行的,而在经向则有时间差异,无论是冬夏转换还是夏冬转换高纬都要早于低纬。在平流层中部（10～70 hPa）季节过渡是自上而向下进行的;而在平流层下部（100～200 hPa）季节过渡的上下传递关系则比较复杂,在不同的纬度带有不同的表现。在北半球热带外地区,平流层中部东风期的起止日期与相似性方法计算得到的平流层季节过渡日期之间具有较好的对应关系,在东风期之前和之后往往各存在持续10天左右的零风—弱风期。     

Diurnal variation of surface wind over central eastern China

Hourly wind observations from 452 meteorological stations are used to document the diurnal cycle of the surface wind over the central eastern China (100°–122°E, 20°–42.5°N). Both the surface wind speed and the wind direction show large diurnal variation with pronounced topographic effects. At most stations, the surface wind speed reaches the maximum in the afternoon and the minimum in early-morning. This diurnal phase shows small seasonal variation, whereas the diurnal amplitude varies significantly in different seasons. The diurnal amplitude of the surface wind speed reaches maximum in spring over the northern and southwestern China and in summer over the southern China. The diurnal cycle of the wind direction is more complicated. Over the coastal (mountain) regions, the diurnal wind direction is greatly influenced by the land–sea (mountain–valley) breezes with large (small) seasonal variation. Over the northern plain region, the wind direction exhibits small diurnal variation but with remarkable seasonal rotation. The surface wind over the stations located on the top of mountains shows distinct diurnal variation, which represents the diurnal cycle of the tropospheric low-level wind. The wind speed over these stations is highest in pre-dawn and lowest in the afternoon. The wind anomaly rotates clockwise from late night to late afternoon, and shows significant seasonal variation as influenced by the annual cycle of the monsoon system. The contribution of the diurnal surface wind to the diurnal feature of precipitation is briefly discussed.     

Seasonal Variation of the Meridional Wind in the Temperate Jet Stream and Its Relationship to the Asian Monsoon

The features of the temperate jet stream including its location, intensity, structure, seasonal evolution and the relationship with the Asian monsoon are examined by using NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data. It is indicated that the temperate jet stream is prominent and active at 300 hPa in winter over the region from 45°-60°N and west of 120°E. The temperate jet stream is represented by a ridge area of high wind speed and dense stream lines in the monthly or seasonal mean wind field, but it .corresponds to an area frequented by a large number of jet cores in the daily wind field and exhibits a distinct boundary that separates itself with the subtropical jet. A comparison of the meridional wind component of the temperate jet stream with that of the subtropical jet shows that the northerly wind in the temperate jet stream is stronger than the southerly component of the subtropical jet, which plays an important role in the temperate jet stream formation and seasonal evolution, and thus the intensity change of the meridional wind component can be used to represent the temperate jet stream＇s seasonal variation. Analysis of the temperature gradient in the upper troposphere indicates that the temperate jet stream is accompanied by a maximum zonal temperature gradient and a large meridional temperature gradient, leading to a unique jet stream structure and particular seasonal evolution features, which are different from the subtropical jet. The zonal temperature gradient related to the land-sea thermal contrast along the East China coastal lines is responsible for the seasonal evolution of the temperate jet. In addition, there exists a coordinated synchronous change between the movement of the temperate jet and that of the subtropical jet. The seasonal evolution of the meridional wind intensity is closely related to the seasonal shift of the atmospheric circulation in East Asia, the onset of the Asian summer monsoon and the start of Meiyu in the Yangtze and Huaihe River Valleys, and it correlates well with summer and wint     

东亚与北美东部降水和环流季节演变差异及其可能机理分析

利用NCEP/ NCAR 再分析资料和CMAP、GPCP卫星反演降水资料,对比分析了东亚与北美东部地区降水和大尺度大气环流季节演变特征的差异。结果显示,东亚和北美东部地区冬季环流形势较为相似,而夏季差异则较大,这正是东亚为季风区,北美为非季风区的表现。此外,基于季风的两大特征量“风”和“雨”,分析了两地降水和低空风场季节变化的显著差异：东亚副热带地区降水季节变率大,呈“夏湿冬干”的季风降水特征,低层盛行风向随季节逆转,冬季盛行偏北风,夏季盛行偏南风,具有显著的副热带季风区特征。北美东部副热带地区全年雨量分配均匀,低层常年盛行偏西风,呈现非季风区特征。进一步的分析发现,作为季风基本推动力的海、陆热力差异在东亚和北美东部地区有着显著的区别：东亚地区的经向和纬向温度梯度随季节反转的特征显著;而北美东部地区虽有纬向温度梯度的季节反转但幅度很小,且经向海、陆热力差异随季节反转不明显。此外,与青藏高原和落基山脉相伴的纬向环流也存在显著差异。鉴于此,提出经向和纬向海、陆热力梯度反转特征的不同以及青藏高原和落基山脉地形的不同作用很可能是造成东亚副热带季风气候而北美东部非季风气候的主要原因,上述结论还有待于数值试验的进一步证实。     

Wind onset and withdrawal of Asian summer monsoon and their simulated performance in AMIP models

This study defines the concepts of wind onset and wind withdrawal to describe the abrupt seasonal variations of wind direction and circulation of the Asian monsoon. The patterns of wind onset and withdrawal show that the earliest wind onset in the tropical monsoon regions is found over equator around 70°–100°E and the southernmost South China Sea (SCS) and western Kalimantan, and the wind withdrawal shows a southward progression in tropics compared to the wind onset. A notable temporal boundary is found around 25°N in the subtropical western North Pacific (WNP), which may be related to the northward advance and southward retreat of the western Pacific subtropical high. The angle amplitudes of wind vectors in wind onset and withdrawal have distinct regional differences in Asian monsoon regions. Since the process of monsoon onset (withdrawal) may include several onsets of different variables without simultaneity, the relationships of the wind onset and withdrawal with the abrupt change of other variables (e.g. reversal of zonal wind, reversal of meridional wind, outgoing longwave radiation (OLR), precipitation) are investigated. The results indicate that the temporal discrepancies in different monsoon regions confirmed the asynchronous onsets. It also implies that the wind onset might be a good omen for monsoon precipitation in most regions since it is slightly earlier than rainy season onset. Seven Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP) models from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) are validated against observations mentioned above. Generally, the simulations of the multi-model ensemble mean are better than any individual model results. And the simulations of wind withdrawal are better than those of wind onset. For wind onset, IAP-FGOALS-1.0g, MIROC3.2 (medres) and MPI-ECHAM5 simulate reasonably well. For wind retreat, most models can capture the behaviors in tropics. However, there are still some discrepancies in a few models to simulate the dates of sudden change of monsoon wind direction. Moreover, most of models cannot reproduce the onset and withdrawal of both rainfall and OLR. The relationship between these discrepancies and the shortcomings of precipitation simulation is crucial for further investigating in the future.