2018年4月大气环流和天气分析

2018年4月大气环流的主要特征是极涡偏强且呈偶极型分布,中高纬环流呈4波型,西太平洋副热带高压强度较常年偏弱,南支槽强度较常年偏强。4月全国平均气温12.4℃,较常年同期偏高1.4℃;全国平均降水量43.6 mm,比常年同期（44.7 mm）偏少2.5%。月内我国有3次冷空气过程,其中2—7日为一次全国性强冷空气过程,造成大范围剧烈降温和雨雪天气;北方地区出现5次沙尘过程;南方地区出现3次暴雨过程,其中22—24日的暴雨过程给长江中下游地区造成严重的暴雨洪涝灾害。     

2016年2月大气环流和天气分析

2016年2月大气环流的主要特征是北半球极涡呈偶极型分布,中高纬环流经向度大;太平洋副热带高压接近常年同期或偏强,南支槽较常年同期偏弱,不利于水汽向我国输送。2月全国平均降水量12.3 mm,较常年同期（17.4 mm）偏少29.3%,全国平均气温-1.6℃,接近常年同期（-1.7℃）。月内,我国中东部大部地区出现一次寒潮天气过程;西北地区出现今年首次沙尘天气过程。     

2017年4月大气环流和天气分析

2017年4月大气环流的主要特征是极涡呈偶极型分布,强度偏弱,中高纬环流呈4波型分布,西太平洋副热带高压强度较常年偏强,南支槽强度与常年相当。4月全国平均气温为12.0℃,较常年同期偏高1.0℃;全国平均降水量为44.0 mm,较常年同期偏少2%。月内出现1次全国大范围较强冷空气过程;南方多降水天气,共出现3次区域性暴雨天气;北方出现2次扬沙天气;多省(区、市)局地遭遇风雹灾害。     

2021年4月大气环流和天气分析

2021年4月中高纬大气环流为三波型,极涡呈单极偏心型分布,强度偏强,西太平洋副热带高压强度较常年偏弱,南支槽较常年偏强。4月主要天气气候特点是全国平均气温为11.1℃,较常年同期偏高0.1℃;全国平均降水量为42.5 mm,较常年同期(45.1 mm)偏少5.8%,其中青海平均月降水量为历史同期第一多。月内,我国遭受四次冷空气过程影响;西南和华南东部气象干旱持续或发展;北方地区出现两次沙尘天气过程;多地遭受风雹袭击,部分地区受灾较重。     

2017年3月大气环流和天气分析

2017年3月大气环流的主要特征是极涡偏强且呈单极型分布,中高纬环流呈4波型,西太平洋副热带高压强度较常年偏弱,南支槽强度较常年偏强。3月全国平均气温4.5℃,较常年同期偏高0.4℃;全国平均降水量36.2 mm,比常年同期（29.5 mm）偏多22.7%。月内我国东部地区有2次中等强度冷空气过程;南方地区有3次区域性暴雨天气过程;北方地区有2次沙尘天气过程;江苏、湖南等省局地遭受风雹袭击。     

2019年2月大气环流和天气分析

2019年2月大气环流的主要特征是北半球极涡较常年同期偏强,中心偏向东半球,位置偏北;欧亚中高纬环流呈4波型,环流经向度总体较小。西太平洋副热带高压偏强;南支槽较常年偏弱、偏西。2月,我国冷空气活动较弱,仅出现一次大范围强冷空气和一次中等强度冷空气过程;全国平均气温为-1.3℃,较常年同期偏高0.4℃;东北地区北部气温异常偏高。月内,全国平均降水量为23.2 mm,较常年同期偏多33.3%;南方出现持续阴雨天气,青藏高原降雪明显偏多,青海东南部出现雪灾。另外,下旬我国中东部地区出现持续雾 霾天气。     

2018年2月大气环流和天气分析

2018年2月大气环流的主要特征是北半球极涡呈偶极型分布,主极涡偏向西半球,欧亚地区中高纬环流呈3波型,环流经向度总体较小。西太平洋副热带高压接近常年;南支槽强度较常年偏弱。2月,我国冷空气活动较频繁,上旬冷空气势力较强,出现一次全国强冷空气和一次北方强冷空气天气过程;全国平均气温为-2.0℃,较常年同期偏低0.3℃。月内,全国降水前期偏少,后期南方出现持续阴雨,月末在东北地区出现区域性强降雪过程;全国平均降水量为8.1 mm,较常年同期偏少53%。另外,琼州海峡遭遇罕见持续大雾天气,西北地区出现今年首次沙尘天气过程。     

2015年2月大气环流和天气分析

2015年2月大气环流的主要特征是极涡偏强且呈单极型分布,中、高纬度环流呈4波型,西太平洋副热带高压偏弱,南支槽位置与常年相近。2月全国平均气温-0.2℃,较常年同期偏高1.5℃;全国平均降水量16.3 mm,比常年同期（17.4 mm）偏少6.3%。月内我国有两次强冷空气过程;东北出现了一次较强降雪过程。下半月开始,南方雨雪过程较多且范围较大。中东部出现了2次大范围的雾或霾天气过程,并出现了1次沙尘天气。     

2018年3月大气环流和天气分析

2018年3月大气环流的主要特征是极涡呈偶极型分布,中高纬环流呈3波型,西太平洋副热带高压强度较常年偏弱,南支槽强度与常年相当。3月全国平均气温7.0℃,较常年同期（4.1℃）偏高2.9℃,为1961年以来同期最高;全国平均降水量29.4 mm,接近常年同期（29.5 mm）。月内我国中东部地区出现1次全国中等（南方强）冷空气过程,1次北方强冷空气过程;南方地区有5次主要降水过程;北方地区有3次沙尘天气过程;江西、湖北、湖南和广西等省(区)局地遭受风雹袭击。     

2016年12月大气环流和天气分析

2016年12月大气环流主要特征如下：北半球极涡呈偶极型分布,中心气压较常年偏低,欧亚中高纬度环流呈两槽一脊型;南支槽强度偏弱,平均位置位于90°E附近,副热带高压较常年偏强。12月,全国平均降水量为11.5 mm,较常年同期偏多9.5%。全国平均气温为-0.7℃,较常年同期（-3.2℃）偏高2.5℃,为1961年以来历史同期最高值。月内,我国出现两次主要冷空气过程和两次主要降水过程以及3次雾 霾天气过程,其中16—21日雾 霾天气过程是2016年范围最广、持续时间最长、强度最强的雾 霾天气过程。     

CHARACTERISTICS AND TRENDS OF CLIMATIC EXTREMES IN CHINA DURING 1959–2014

The spatial and temporal variations of daily maximum temperature(Tmax), daily minimum temperature(Tmin), daily maximum precipitation(Pmax) and daily maximum wind speed(WSmax) were examined in China using Mann-Kendall test and linear regression method. The results indicated that for China as a whole, Tmax, Tmin and Pmax had significant increasing trends at rates of 0.15℃ per decade, 0.45℃ per decade and 0.58 mm per decade,respectively, while WSmax had decreased significantly at 1.18 m·s~(-1) per decade during 1959—2014. In all regions of China, Tmin increased and WSmax decreased significantly. Spatially, Tmax increased significantly at most of the stations in South China(SC), northwestern North China(NC), northeastern Northeast China(NEC), eastern Northwest China(NWC) and eastern Southwest China(SWC), and the increasing trends were significant in NC, SC, NWC and SWC on the regional average. Tmin increased significantly at most of the stations in China, with notable increase in NEC, northern and southeastern NC and northwestern and eastern NWC. Pmax showed no significant trend at most of the stations in China, and on the regional average it decreased significantly in NC but increased in SC, NWC and the mid-lower Yangtze River valley(YR). WSmax decreased significantly at the vast majority of stations in China, with remarkable decrease in northern NC, northern and central YR, central and southern SC and in parts of central NEC and western NWC. With global climate change and rapidly economic development, China has become more vulnerable to climatic extremes and meteorological disasters, so more strategies of mitigation and/or adaptation of climatic extremes,such as environmentally-friendly and low-cost energy production systems and the enhancement of engineering defense measures are necessary for government and social publics.     

LOW-FREQUENCY CIRCULATION AND EXTENDED-RANGE FORECAST IN CONNECTION WITH AUTUMN EXTREME HEAVY RAINFALL PROCESS IN HAINAN

Observed daily precipitation data from the National Meteorological Observatory in Hainan province and daily data from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction/National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCEP/NCAR) reanalysis-2 dataset from 1981 to 2014 are used to analyze the relationship between Hainan extreme heavy rainfall processes in autumn (referred to as EHRPs) and 10–30 d low-frequency circulation. Based on the key low-frequency signals and the NCEP Climate Forecast System Version 2 (CFSv2) model forecasting products, a dynamical-statistical method is established for the extended-range forecast of EHRPs. The results suggest that EHRPs have a close relationship with the 10–30 d low-frequency oscillation of 850 hPa zonal wind over Hainan Island and to its north, and that they basically occur during the trough phase of the low-frequency oscillation of zonal wind. The latitudinal propagation of the low-frequency wave train in the middle-high latitudes and the meridional propagation of the low-frequency wave train along the coast of East Asia contribute to the ‘north high (cold), south low (warm)’ pattern near Hainan Island, which results in the zonal wind over Hainan Island and to its north reaching its trough, consequently leading to EHRPs. Considering the link between low-frequency circulation and EHRPs, a low-frequency wave train index (LWTI) is defined and adopted to forecast EHRPs by using NCEP CFSv2 forecasting products. EHRPs are predicted to occur during peak phases of LWTI with value larger than 1 for three or more consecutive forecast days. Hindcast experiments for EHRPs in 2015–2016 indicate that EHRPs can be predicted 8–24 d in advance, with an average period of validity of 16.7 d.     

AN ATTRIBUTION ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION IN THE BEIJING–TIANJIN–HEBEI REGION UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE

Based on the measurements obtained at 64 national meteorological stations in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei (BTH) region between 1970 and 2013, the potential evapotranspiration (ET0) in this region was estimated using the Penman–Monteith equation and its sensitivity to maximum temperature (Tmax), minimum temperature (Tmin), wind speed (Vw), net radiation (Rn) and water vapor pressure (Pwv) was analyzed, respectively. The results are shown as follows. (1) The climatic elements in the BTH region underwent significant changes in the study period. Vw and Rn decreased significantly, whereas Tmin, Tmax and Pwv increased considerably. (2) In the BTH region, ET0 also exhibited a significant decreasing trend, and the sensitivity of ET0 to the climatic elements exhibited seasonal characteristics. Of all the climatic elements, ET0 was most sensitive to Pwv in the fall and winter and Rn in the spring and summer. On the annual scale, ET0 was most sensitive to Pwv, followed by Rn, Vw, Tmax and Tmin. In addition, the sensitivity coefficient of ET0 with respect to Pwv had a negative value for all the areas, indicating that increases in Pwv can prevent ET0 from increasing. (3) The sensitivity of ET0 to Tmin and Tmax was significantly lower than its sensitivity to other climatic elements. However, increases in temperature can lead to changes in Pwv and Rn. The temperature should be considered the key intrinsic climatic element that has caused the "evaporation paradox" phenomenon in the BTH region.     

ANALYSIS OF “BIMODAL PATTERN” STORM ACTIVITY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BAY OF BENGAL

Storms that occur at the Bay of Bengal (BoB) are of a bimodal pattern, which is different from that of the other sea areas. By using the NCEP, SST and JTWC data, the causes of the bimodal pattern storm activity of the BoB are diagnosed and analyzed in this paper. The result shows that the seasonal variation of general atmosphere circulation in East Asia has a regulating and controlling impact on the BoB storm activity, and the “bimodal period” of the storm activity corresponds exactly to the seasonal conversion period of atmospheric circulation. The minor wind speed of shear spring and autumn contributed to the storm, which was a crucial factor for the generation and occurrence of the “bimodal pattern” storm activity in the BoB. The analysis on sea surface temperature (SST) shows that the SSTs of all the year around in the BoB area meet the conditions required for the generation of tropical cyclones (TCs). However, the SSTs in the central area of the bay are higher than that of the surrounding areas in spring and autumn, which facilitates the occurrence of a “two-peak” storm activity pattern. The genesis potential index (GPI) quantifies and reflects the environmental conditions for the generation of the BoB storms. For GPI, the intense low-level vortex disturbance in the troposphere and high-humidity atmosphere are the sufficient conditions for storms, while large maximum wind velocity of the ground vortex radius and small vertical wind shear are the necessary conditions of storms.     

Revisiting the Concentration Observations and Source Apportionment of Atmospheric Ammonia

正While China’s Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan on particulate matter since 2013 has reduced sulfate significantly, aerosol ammonium nitrate remains high in East China. As the high nitrate abundances are strongly linked with ammonia, reducing ammonia emissions is becoming increasingly important to improve the air quality of China. Although satellite data provide evidence of substantial increases in atmospheric ammonia concentrations over major agricultural regions, long-term surface observation of ammonia concentrations are sparse. In addition, there is still no consensus on     

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AIMS AND SCOPE Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters （AOSL） pub- lishes short research letters on all disciplines of the atmos- phere sciences and physical oceanography. Contributions from all over the world are welcome.     

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Editorial

As we will soon celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Meteorological Society （CMS）,Acta Meteorologica Sinica （AMS）,which was originally named as Bulletin of the Chinese Meteorological Society,has gone through 89 years of development and excitement since her first issue in July 1925.According to archived documents （CMS Editorial Committee,1925）,AMS was founded to report the research findings of Chinese meteorologists,record their recommendations for improving meteorological services,and share their common meteorological interests in order to promote the growth of AMS such that more members could be inspired to conduct atmospheric research and meteorological knowledge would be better disseminated to and benefit the general public.By upholding and carrying forward this purpose,AMS has published many highly valuable scientific papers.Some could be treated as classical articles,which have produced important influences on both domestic and international meteorological communities and the related fields.