1954-2005年长江以北地区初霜期变化趋势

采用长江以北地区65个测站1954-2005年秋冬季逐日地面最低温度资料,计算分析长江以北地区初霜出现日期的年代际时空变化特征。结果表明：中国北方地区初霜是由北向南逐渐出现的,初霜发生日期具有明显的年代际变化特征,在20世纪90年代之后,大部分地区初霜日期偏晚的年份逐渐增多。中国北方地区初霜发生日期的早晚与北极涛动的强弱密切相关：当北极涛动处于正位相时,北半球以纬向型环流为主,中国北方大部分地区的初霜期偏晚;反之,当北极涛动处于负位相时,北半球以经向型环流为主,中国北方大部分地区的初霜期偏早。     

1954-2005年长江以北地区初霜期变化趋势

 采用长江以北地区65个测站1954-2005年秋冬季逐日地面最低温度资料,计算分析长江以北地区初霜出现日期的年代际时空变化特征。结果表明：中国北方地区初霜是由北向南逐渐出现的,初霜发生日期具有明显的年代际变化特征,在20世纪90年代之后,大部分地区初霜日期偏晚的年份逐渐增多。中国北方地区初霜发生日期的早晚与北极涛动的强弱密切相关：当北极涛动处于正位相时,北半球以纬向型环流为主,中国北方大部分地区的初霜期偏晚;反之,当北极涛动处于负位相时,北半球以经向型环流为主,中国北方大部分地区的初霜期偏早。     

中国北方4月沙尘暴与西风环流的关系

选用中国185个气象站建站～2000年历年各月沙尘暴日数资料，分析了近40年来中国北方4月沙尘暴的气候特征及其对西风环流异常的响应，并对4月多、少沙尘暴年的前期和同期大气环流特征进行了对比分析。结果表明：我国北方4月沙尘暴日数在全区域空间尺度上具有较好的一致性，在区域尺度上存在东西反位相差异。沙尘暴总体在减少。多沙尘暴年，欧亚大气环流的经向度加大，我国北方高空纬向西风位置偏南、强度偏强；少沙尘暴年，大气环流的经向度减小，高空纬向西风位置偏北、强度偏弱。进一步研究发现，前一个月的流场特征及高空纬向风分量可作为预报下一个月沙尘暴日数的指标。     

北极涛动指数及其年代际变化研究

运用NCEP／NCAR再分析月资料，根据北极涛动经向振荡的特征构建一个新的AO指数，使其能较好地表现AO的季节变化，并用回归分析和相关分析方法对指数进行检验。同时，用滑动平均方法对北极涛动的年代际变化进行研究，发现北极涛动在70年代中期存在位相突变，由负位相转为正位相，并解释了这种位相突变的气候意义。     

宁夏多、少沙尘暴年4月平均环流特征的对比分析

对宁夏春季多、少沙尘暴年4月平均大气环流特征进行了对比分析。结果表明，宁夏春季多沙尘暴年，500hPa东半球极涡偏强，大气环流的经向度加大，我国北方高空纬向西风偏强；少沙尘暴年，则极涡弱，大气环流经向度减小，我国北方高空纬向西风偏弱。不仅如此，西太平洋副高北侧的位势高度距平在偏多年和偏少年也发生了截然相反的分布，说明宁夏乃至我国北方的沙尘暴天气的发生可能还与低纬大气环流有一定的联系。     

欧亚季节环流气候平均态和气候变率：20CR再分析资料在欧亚及中国东部地区的评估

本文评估了美国国家大气海洋局（NOAA）新发布的20世纪再分析资料（20CR）对欧亚季节环流气候平均态和气候变率及中国东部气温降水的刻画能力。结果表明:20CR再分析资料对欧亚地区四季环流气候平均态刻画能力与NCEP2资料的相比,均呈现北部中高纬度系统性偏高,南部中低纬度系统性偏低的特点,导致描绘的东亚冬季风偏弱,夏季风偏强。这可能与20CR资料在极地海岸地区海冰资料处理时产生的差错有关。与中国东部的站点资料对比则显示20CR对我国东部气温的刻画偏低,而对降水的刻画偏高,站点相关性气温好于降水,东南沿海地区优于内陆地区。平均场和空间相关场结合来看,秋季气温和降水20CR与站点观测资料吻合最好。20CR资料较好地刻画近百年北半球冬夏季的气候指数（北极涛动、北大西洋涛动、北太平洋涛动、东亚冬季风、阿留申低压等）的年际变率及年代际变化特征,很好地刻画了阿留申低压1970年代末的年代际增强,西伯利亚高压1970年代末的下降和1990年后的上升趋势及北太平洋涛动、北大西洋涛动和北极涛动指数1970年代末期由负位相到正位相的年代际转变。     

南极涛动异常与2006年我国东部夏季降水形势预测

南极涛动是南半球中高纬主要的气候变率模态，反映了南半球中高纬大气环流反位相的变化及质量交换的实质。南极涛动强，表示南半球绕极低压加深和中高纬西风加强弱，反之亦然。作者近年的研究表明了南极涛动是一个重要的气候因子，能够影响东亚的冬春气候和我国北方的沙尘频次以及华北、长江中下游的夏季降水。根据作者已有的研究结果，可以依据3—4月南极涛动指数的变化，尝试预测2006年我国东部夏季降水形势，进而考察南极涛动异常信号对我国东部夏季降水形势的预测价值。     

北极涛动的纬向对称结构

运用NCEP／NCAR再分析月资料,分季节研究了北极涛动的纬向结构,以及与之相对应的纬向平均纬向风和经圈环流异常的空间结构特征,并初步探讨了北极涛动的维持机制。结果表明,北极涛动在水平方向上主要呈纬向对称的环形模态,且这种结构在冬季北极涛动的活跃期表现更为显著;而夏季纬向对称型随季节风带的北移和极涡的减弱,其节点也相应向极地移动。与北极涛动纬向对称型相联系的纬向平均纬向风在冬季表现为明显的偶极型,向上延伸到平流层;而夏季这种形态明显减弱,并只限于对流层中。与冬、夏季北极涛动纬向对称型相对应的平均经圈环流异常均表现为增强的费雷尔环流和哈得来环流,这种形势有利于北极涛动形成正反馈机制,使之得以长期维持。     

2012/2013年冬季中国气温异常成因分析

2012/2013年冬季,我国平均气温为-3.8℃,较常年同期(-3.4℃)偏低0.4℃,就空间分布来看,我国东北、华北、黄淮、江淮和新疆北部气温较常年同期偏低。利用1951-2013年国家气候中心整理的全国160站月平均气温资料、英国Hadley中心全球海温资料、NCEP/NCAR再分析大气环流资料、德国不莱梅大学提供的海冰卫星遥感资料,通过EOF分析、回归分析、合成分析、相关分析方法研究了引起2012/2013年冬季我国气温异常的东亚中高纬大气环流异常,并从海洋环境要素异常的角度分析造成这种环流异常的原因。分析结果表明:2012/2013年冬季我国气温异常分布主要是由于北极涛动(AO,Arctic Oscillation)呈负位相,西伯利亚地区高度场异常偏高,东亚大槽明显偏深的环流形式引起的。而太平洋年代际振荡(PDO,Pacific Decadal Oscillation)负位相是引起西伯利亚高压强度偏强和东亚冬季风强度偏强的年代际海洋背景,前期9月海冰范围异常偏小是导致2012/2013年冬季AO呈现负位相及我国东北和新疆北部呈现异常低温的主要原因。     

我国西北地区气候变化与北极涛动的交叉小波分析

运用交叉小波方法分析了近56 a来我国西北地区气候变化与北极涛动指数（AOI）、欧亚纬向环流指数之间的联系,讨论了西北地区冬季气温和夏季降水变化与同期AOI之间的多时间尺度相关。结果表明,AOI、西北地区降水和气温变化都存在着不同尺度的周期振荡,西北地区降水与AOI之间存在准3 a尺度的显著共振周期,而AOI与西北地区气温变化的多时间尺度相关表现为准2a、3-5 a和8-11 a左右的显著相关振荡且以8-11 a共振周期的凝聚性最强;AO对西北地区气温变化的影响比对降水的影响更显著,与其年代际尺度的相互作用有关。当冬季北极涛动处于正相位时,欧亚纬向环流偏强,西北地区冬季气温偏高。夏季西北地区降水变化与前期北极涛动指数异常密切相关,这对于西北地区夏季降水变化预测具有重要的参考意义。     

WINTERTIME MIDDLE EAST SUBTROPICAL WESTERLY JET STREAM INTERANNUAL VARIATION CHARACTERISTICS AND ITS POSSIBLE PHYSICAL FACTORS

Using National Centers for Environmental Prediction/Department of Energy (NCEP/DOE) monthly reanalysis data and an extended reconstruction of the sea surface temperature data provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the basic characteristics of the interannual variation in the wintertime Middle East subtropical westerly jet stream (MEJ) and its possible physical factors are studied. The results show that the climatological mean MEJ axis extends southwestward-northeastward and that its center lies in the northwest part of the Arabian Peninsula. The south-north shift of the MEJ axis and its intensity show obvious interannual variations that are closely related to the El Ni?o-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the mid-high latitude atmospheric circulation. The zonal symmetric response of the Asian jet to the ENSO-related tropical convective forcing causes the MEJ axis shift, and the Arctic Oscillation (AO) causes the middle-western MEJ axis shift. Due to the influences of both the zonal symmetric response of the Asian jet to the ENSO-related tropical convective forcing and the dynamical role of the AO, an east-west out-of-phase MEJ axis shift is observed. Furthermore, the zonal asymmetric response to the ENSO-related tropical convective forcing can lead to an anomalous Mediterranean convergence (MC) in the high troposphere. The MC anomaly excites a zonal wave train along the Afro-Asian jet, which causes the middle-western MEJ axis shift. Under the effects of both the zonal symmetric response to the ENSO-related tropical convective forcing and the wave train along the Afro-Asian jet excited by the MC anomaly, an east-west in-phase MEJ axis shift pattern is expressed. Finally, the AO affects the MEJ intensity, whereas the East Atlantic (EA) teleconnection influences the middle-western MEJ intensity. Under the dynamical roles of the AO and EA, the change in the MEJ intensity is demonstrated.     

北极涛动年代际变化与华北夏季降水的联系

利用NCEP／NCAR再分析资料和华北夏季降水资料，研究了北极涛动的年代际变化及其与大气环流的关系，进而研究与华北夏季降水异常变化的联系。结果表明，北极涛动具有明显的年代际变化，并在1969年发生了气候突变。北极涛动年代际异常与亚洲中纬度高度场异常、850hPa风场的年代际异常具有很好的一致性。在年代际尺度上，北极涛动与贝加尔湖地区阻塞高压发生频率、东亚夏季风强度和华北夏季降水的关系较为密切。     

1957-2000年东北地区春季极端气温变化及其与北极涛动的关系

利用东北地区32个测站1957-2000年逐日气温资料,分析了东北春季极端气温指数的变化特征及其与同期和前期北极涛动指数的关系。结果表明：春季日气温距平值基本上是由高纬向低纬、由东向西增加;44 a来日气温距平强度变化呈现正趋势,春季的冷日和冷夜呈减少趋势,暖日和暖夜呈增加趋势。东北春季气温与春季北极涛动（Arctic Oscillation, AO）在年际时间尺度上具有很强的正相关性,AO和极端气温指数也存在着相同的变化周期和突变时间。     

2009年冬季黑龙江省气温异常诊断分析

利用常规观测的温度资料、国家气候中心提供的环流特征量、NCEP/NCAR再分析资料和美国气候预测中心(CPC)提供的AO指数等,分析了2009年11月到2010年2月的北半球大尺度环流及物理量特征。探讨了2009年冬季黑龙江区域温度异常偏低的可能成因。分析表明,北半球极涡向南扩展,欧亚大陆上空经向环流占优势,北方冷空气活动偏强,西伯利亚高压异常强大,AO负异常偏强是造成黑龙江地区2009年冬季温度偏低的主要原因。     

Atmospheric Circulation Changes in Response to an Observed Stratospheric Zonal Ozone Anomaly

Abstract

In a sensitivity study, the influence of an observed stratospheric zonal ozone anomaly on the atmospheric circulation was investigated using the Fifth Generation European Centre Hamburg Model (ECHAM5) which is a general circulation model. The model was run from 1960 to 1999 (40 years) with a mean seasonal cycle of zonally symmetric ozone. In order to isolate the induced dynamical influence of the observed zonally asymmetric part of the three-dimensional stratospheric ozone, a second run was performed for the boreal extratropics using prescribed monthly means from the 40-year reanalysis dataset from the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ERA-40). The main findings are the interdecadal westward shift of the polar vortex at about 65°N and a significant increase in the number of stratospheric sudden warmings during the 1980–99 period. Under the action of zonally asymmetric ozone a decrease in the Arctic Oscillation was identified between the mid-1980s and the mid-1990s. The lag correlation between the mean Arctic Oscillation at the surface and the daily stratospheric northern annular mode increased in mid-winter. Furthermore, we examined the influence of the stratospheric zonal ozone anomaly on Rossby wave breaking in the upper troposphere and found a significant westward shift of poleward Rossby wave breaking events over western Europe in the winter. By this we show that the stratospheric zonal ozone anomaly has a strong influence on the tropospheric circulation as a result of enhanced dynamical coupling processes.     

Possible Impacts of the Arctic Oscillation on the Interdecadal Variation of Summer Monsoon Rainfall in East Asia

The influences of the wintertime AO (Arctic Oscillation) on the interdecadal variation of summer monsoon rainfall in East Asia were examined. An interdecadal abrupt change was found by the end of the 1970s in the variation of the AO index and the leading principal component time series of the summer rainfall in East Asia, The rainfall anomaly changed from below normal to above normal in central China, the southern part of northeastern China and the Korean peninsula around 1978. However,the opposite interdecadal variation was found in the rainfall anomaly in North China and South China.The interdecadal variation of summer rainfall is associated with the weakening of the East Asia summer monsoon circulation. It is indicated that the interdecadal variation of the AO exerts an influence on the weakening of the monsoon circulation. The recent trend in the AO toward its high-index polarity during the past two decades plays important roles in the land-sea contrast anomalies and wintertime precipitation anomaly. The mid- and high-latitude regions of the Asian continent are warming, while the low-latitude regions are cooling in winter and spring along with the AO entering its high-index polarity after the late 1970s. In the meantime, the precipitation over the Tibetan Plateau and South China is excessive, implying an increase of soil moisture. The cooling tendency of the land in the southern part of Asia will persist until summer because of the memory of soil moisture. So the warming of the Asian continent is relatively slow in summer. Moreover, the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean which are located southward and eastward of the Asian land, are warming from winter to summer. This suggests that the contrast between the land and sea is decreased in summer. The interdecadal decrease of the land-sea heat contrast finally leads to the weakening of the East Asia summer monsoon circulation.     

中国东部地区冬季气温与北极涛动的关系

利用NCEP/NCAR再分析资料、北极涛动（AO）指数序列及中国160个台站月温度资料,分析1951-2007年中国冬季气温与AO指数的变化特征及其相互关系。结果表明：1951-2007年AO与中国东部地区冬季气温基本呈正相关关系。中国东部地区冬季气温指数（IWT）与北极涛动指数（IAO）均逐渐增强,并有显著的年际和年代际变化,均存在准18 a的周期变化特征。从偏相关系数来看,在年际尺度上,西伯利亚高压对中国东部地区冬季气温的年际变化影响较大,而AO与冬季气温无显著相关关系;在年代际尺度上,AO对中国东部地区冬季气温的影响较显著,比西伯利亚高压影响大。东亚大槽偏弱时,中国冬季气温偏高,AO指数也偏高,反之则相反。在年际尺度上,东亚大槽对中国东部地区冬季气温的年际变化影响较大,而AO与冬季气温无显著相关关系;在年代际尺度上,AO和东亚大槽对中国冬季气温的变化影响均较显著。     

欧亚土壤湿度异常对北半球大气环流的显著影响

用44 a ERA40再分析资料的土壤湿度和大气环流变量场, 研究持续性的欧亚大陆土壤湿度异常对后期北半球大尺度大气环流的反馈作用。首先,运用经验正交函数分解去除ENSO遥相关及趋势影响后,分析了欧亚大陆中高纬度土壤湿度变率主要模态的季节变化特征,及相对应主分量时间序列显示的土壤湿度异常的衰减时间,结果表明土壤湿度异常的主要模态在全年都表现出很好的连续性。其次,对不同季节的连续3个月的月平均土壤湿度和500 hPa高度场进行滞后最大协方差分析,研究欧亚地区中高纬度土壤湿度异常与北半球大气环流异常之间的线性耦合。第一最大协方差模态的结果表明:全年的主导信号是大气强迫土壤湿度的变化,但在冬季和夏季,大气中类似于负位相北极涛动的环流型与之前月份(最长达4个月)土壤湿度的持续变化显著相关。最后,基于土壤湿度变率中心的回归分析也证实了秋季和春季欧亚土壤湿度,特别是北非副热带,欧亚内陆和西伯利亚地区的土壤湿度异常,分别与其后的冬季和夏季的大气环流显著相关。欧亚大陆土壤湿度异常超前大气环流的信号,将有助于改善冬季和夏季北半球季节气候预报能力。     

A STUDY ON THE VARIATIONS OF ANNUAL FREQUENCY FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWEST PACIFIC DURING THE LAST HUNDRED YEARS

In this paper, a study on the variation of annual frequency of tropical cyclone (TC) and its relation with SST, Southern Oscillation index, sunspot relative number and number of days for specific circulation patterns was made by using 1884-1988 data of annual frequency for Northwest Pacific TC occurrence, which had been corrected to tendencies.Preliminary results indicated that in the variation of annual TC frequency there exist obvious p.6riods of 21, 31, 15 and 6 years and sustaining periods lasting 12 years in average.Well-defined processes of inflexion were observed in 1931, 1959 and 1977 over the past hundred years.The results also suggested insignificant statistic tendency of annual TC frequency increasing (decreasing) in winter/spring (summer/autumn )in the El Nino years.When the stratosphere was in the zonally westerly phase, the northern zonal circulation would abnormally develop and solar activity would enhance to favour the generation and development of TC.