临沂市气温变化规律及其与大气环流的关系

利用临沂市53年气温资料和北半球大气环流资料，采用相关分析、小波分析方法，对临沂市气温变化特征及其与北半球大气环流特征的关系进行分析，发现临沂市年平均气温变化具有明显的阶段特征，季节变化不同步。近年来气候变暖的主要因素是冬季平均气温及平均最低气温升高。气温变化与副高面积指数、强度指数，极涡面积指数，经、纬向环流指数等的变化密切相关，与南方涛动指数、太阳黑子相对数、东亚大槽位置等关系不显著。     

近50年中国冬季气温对ENSO响应的时空稳定性分析研究

根据1962~2010年中国160站的月平均气温资料、Ni?o3.4区海洋Ni?o指数(ONI)资料以及相应的NECP/NCAR再分析资料,采用相关分析、滑动相关分析、滑动t检验、合成分析等方法,探讨了最近50年中国冬季气温对ENSO响应的时空稳定性问题。结果表明:中国冬季气温异常对ENSO的响应有着显著的地域性差异以及年代际变化,其中东北和西南地区的相关关系不稳定度比较大,而在中国东部地区则比较稳定。东北与西南地区在20世纪70年代中后期以后,冬季气温对ENSO的响应迅速减弱,甚至发生了反向变化,而东部地区这种关系近50年并没有较强的突变。相应的亚洲高空大气环流对ENSO的响应也具有明显的空间差异和阶段性变化,其特征与中国冬季气温对ENSO的响应特征基本对应。从大气环流角度解释中国冬季气温对ENSO的响应发生阶段性减弱的可能机制:ENSO通过经向Hadley环流影响中高纬度大气环流,由于70年代中后期以后亚洲经向Hadley环流的下沉支发生显著减弱,使得东亚大气环流对ENSO的响应减弱,进而导致中国冬季气温对ENSO的响应减弱。     

内蒙古东部地区夏季降水年代际突变及其可能成因

近些年来,内蒙古呈现出干旱趋势。文章利用1961—2019年内蒙古107个气象站逐月降水资料和NCEP/NCAR逐月再分析数据,研究了内蒙古夏季降水的年代际变化特征,指出内蒙古夏季降水,尤其是东部地区(110°E以东)夏季降水在20世纪90年代中后期发生突变,夏季降水由前期(1983—1998年,P1阶段)偏多阶段转变为后期(1999—2011年,P2阶段)偏少阶段。分析表明:亚洲中高纬地区气温异常可能对内蒙古东部地区夏季降水年代际突变有显著影响,一方面,内蒙古东部地区夏季降水与亚洲中高纬地区气温有显著的负相关;另一方面,亚洲中高纬地区气温在20世纪末显著增高,升温幅度明显超过趋势变化。进一步分析表明,亚洲中高纬地区气温对我国北方大气环流有调制作用,在P1阶段,亚洲中高纬地区为负的温度距平,我国北方为气旋性环流异常,这一环流形势有利于内蒙古东部地区夏季降水增多;而在P2阶段,亚洲中高纬地区增暖显著,内蒙古上空被异常反气旋性环流控制,大陆高压偏强,导致内蒙古东部地区偏旱。     

中高纬环流因子与黑龙江省初夏气候异常分析

利用1954-2010年地面气温、降水观测资料和月环流特征量、NCEP高度场再分析资料等,采用常规气候统计方法,分析了黑龙江省初夏6月气温、降水的气候特点,通过初夏6月气温、降水与北半球500 hPa高度场相关分析,建立起与中高纬度环流因子关系。结果表明：黑龙江省初夏气候异常与中高纬度环流异常有关,影响初夏气候异常的中高纬度环流因子主要有亚洲纬向环流指数,阿留申低压指数,亚洲区极涡面积指数,鄂霍次克海的阻塞高压指数等。在此基础上分析大气及中高纬度环流因子的背景,考虑外强迫因子海温的间接作用,掌握中高纬度环流因子的变化,是准确预测黑龙江省初夏气候的关键前提所在。     

山西夏季气温异常特征分析

首先分析了山西夏季气温异常的时空变化特征,并利用NCEP再分析资料和北太平洋海温资料,探讨了影响山西夏季气温异常的同期、前期因子。结果表明:近46年来,山西夏季气温的变化趋势不显著,上升趋势仅为0.04℃/10a。夏季气温的年代际变化特征明显,20世纪60年代至70年代中期是偏暖期,70年代后期至80年代末则为偏冷期,90年代后期进入偏暖时期。夏季气温变化趋势区域差别较大,北部、中部是增暖趋势,南部的大部分地区则是变冷趋势。冷、暖夏年同期和前期的大气环流形势差异显著,极涡、高纬地区的阻高和副高是影响山西省夏季气温异常的关键系统。前期冬、春季的LaNina事件可作为山西夏季气温异常的前兆信号。     

1999年与2003年我国北方地区夏季气温异常原因初探

分析了1999年与2003年我国北方地区夏季气温的变化特点和同期大气环流主要特征。结果表明:中国夏季气温变化有明显的年代际特征,这一特征与亚洲上空大气环流的年代际变化紧密相关,表明我国北方地区夏季气温异常一个很重要的原因或许是缘于气候年代际变化。2003年夏季中高纬环流形势呈两槽两脊的配置,与近十几年气候态分布刚好相反,因而从气候年代际变化的特征来看,2003年为预示年代际气候转型的征兆。     

东北三省冬季气温变化的有关研究进展

 通过简要回顾中国学者有关东北三省冬季气温变化的研究成果,概括分析了近百年或近几十年时间尺度平均气温及最高、最低气温年际、年代际变化的基本特征,综述了与冬季气温年际、年代际变化相关的各类海-气环流因子。近百年来,东北冬季气温上升,1987年前后发生增暖突变;北极涛动、西伯利亚高压、东亚冬季风等是影响东北冬季气温年际变化的主要因子;北极涛动、东亚冬季风、东亚中高纬环流型等的持续性是冬季气温年代际变化的主要因子。对多种变化特征集中出现的20世纪70年代末的气候变化值得深入探讨,也有必要在整个东北三省的范围内,深入开展冬季气温预测方法的系统研究。另外,测站气温序列的非均一性问题也应引起足够重视。     

21世纪以来宁夏冬季气温异常及500hPa环流特征

利用1961年以来宁夏冬季逐日气温资料及NCEP再分析资料和环流特征量资料,重点分析了21世纪以来宁夏冬季气温异常特征及同期500 hPa环流变化特征。结果表明:冬季平均气温和最低气温极小值明显上升,夜间气温异常偏低日数显著减少,白天气温异常偏高日数显著增加,大部分地区夜间气温异常偏低日数减少趋势大于白天气温异常偏高日数的增加趋势。21世纪以来,易发生极端冷暖事件,异常偏高年份多于异常偏低年份。2007/2008冬季以后为1997年以来冬季平均气温偏低频率最高时段;冬季阶段性平均气温异常有4个特征:(1)气温异常主要出现在1月和2月;(2)异常偏低的幅度明显大于异常偏高的幅度;(3)相邻2旬间气温变化幅度增大;(4)最冷时段发生变化。从年代际变化看,冬季平均气温、最低气温极小值、白天气温异常偏高日数为最高或次高值,夜间异常偏低日数多为最低或次低值。500 hPa高度上宁夏上空是影响冬季气温异常的关键区,其年代际及冷暖年强度变化是造成气温异常的最直接原因。宁夏冬季气温对亚洲西风环流指数和西太平洋副热带高压强度指数的响应更加敏感。     

山东省春季低温冷害特征及其成因分析

利用山东省26个站1961～2002年3～5月的月平均气温资料分析了山东春季低温冷害的气候特征,并从中高纬度环流、太阳黑子和赤道东太平洋海温等方面探讨春季低温冷害的成因。发现有1963,1969,1970,1976,1979,1980,1985和1991年共8个低温冷害年。山东春季气温变化具有明显的阶段性,80年代以前,低温冷害频繁,1991年以后再也没有出现过严重低温年份。春季低温和高温年份,亚洲中高纬度大气环流、太阳黑子活动和赤道东太平洋海温都有显著差异。在低温年,亚洲中高纬度盛行经向环流,太阳黑子相对数明显偏多,其前秋至前冬,赤道东太平洋海温为负距平,且海温逐渐升高,春季为正距平。     

近58年陕西省水热资源变化及其与亚洲环流的相关分析

采用常规统计、功率谱和交叉小波变换方法,分析了陕西省1951—208年的平均气温、降水量以及亚洲环流指数的时频域统计特征,讨论了陕西省近58年水热资源变化与亚洲环流指数之间的多时间尺度相关。结果表明,陕西省水热资源和亚洲环流指数的变化具有多时间尺度结构,两者都存在准2a、4a、6～8a和12～16a尺度的显著变化周期,不同尺度周期振荡能量的强弱和时域分布位相存在明显差异。气温变化与纬向环流指数之间表现为显著的正相关振荡,而降水变化与经向环流指数为负相关振荡。东亚及南亚夏季风、极涡和北大西洋涛动对陕西省水热资源变化也存在不同程度的影响。     

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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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.