An Approach for Improving Short-Term Prediction of Summer Rainfall over North China by Decomposing Interannual and Decadal Variability简

A statistical downscaling approach was developed to improve seasonal-to-interannual prediction of summer rainfall over North China by considering the effect of decadal variability based on observational datasets and dynamical model outputs.Both predictands and predictors were first decomposed into interannual and decadal components.Two predictive equations were then built separately for the two distinct timescales by using multivariate linear regressions based on independent sample validation.For the interannual timescale,850-hPa meridional wind and 500-hPa geopotential heights from multiple dynamical models＇ hindcasts and SSTs from observational datasets were used to construct predictors.For the decadal timescale,two well-known basin-scale SST decadal oscillation （the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation） indices were used as predictors.Then,the downscaled predictands were combined to represent the predicted/hindcasted total rainfall.The prediction was compared with the models＇ raw hindcasts and those from a similar approach but without timescale decomposition.In comparison to hindcasts from individual models or their multi-model ensemble mean,the skill of the present scheme was found to be significantly higher,with anomaly correlation coefficients increasing from nearly neutral to over 0.4 and with RMSE decreasing by up to 0.6 mm d-1.The improvements were also seen in the station-based temporal correlation of the predictions with observed rainfall,with the coefficients ranging from-0.1 to 0.87,obviously higher than the models＇ raw hindcasted rainfall results.Thus,the present approach exhibits a great advantage and may be appropriate for use in operational predictions.     

热带海面温度对亚马逊旱季降水年际变率的影响及机制

用偏最小二乘(Partial Least Square,PLS)回归方法分析了 1979～2018年影响亚马逊旱季(6～8月)降水年际变率的热带海面温度模态.第一海面温度模态解释了总方差的64％,主要表现为前期亚马逊雨季(12月至次年2月)至旱季(6～8月)热带东太平洋La Ni?a型海面温度异常演变.12月至次年2月...     

一种分离时间尺度的统计降尺度模型的建立和应用——以华北汛期降水为例

针对预报量变化中存在受不同物理因子控制的不同时间尺度变率特征, 本文提出了分离时间尺度的统计降尺度模型。应用滤波方法, 将不同尺度的变率分量分开, 在各自对应的时间尺度上利用不同的大尺度气候因子分别建立降尺度模型。华北汛期 (7～8月) 降水具有年际变率和年代际变率, 本文以华北汛期降水为例利用分离时间尺度的统计降尺度模型进行预测研究。采用的预报因子来自海平面气压场、 500 hPa位势高度场、 850 hPa经向风场和海表温度场以及一些已知的大尺度气候指数。利用基于交叉检验的逐步回归法建立模型。结果表明, 年际尺度上, 华北汛期降水与前期6月赤道中东太平洋海温以及同期中国东部的低层经向风密切相关; 年代际尺度上, 在东印度洋—西太平洋暖池海温的作用下, 华北降水与前期6月西南印度洋海平面气压有同步变化关系。年际模型和年代际模型的结果相加得到对总降水量的降尺度结果。1991～2008年的独立检验中, 模型估计的降水和观测降水的相关系数是0.82, 平均均方根误差是14.8%。结合模式的回报资料, 利用降尺度模型对1991～2001年的华北汛期降水进行回报试验。相比于模式直接预测的降水, 降尺度模型预测的结果有明显改进。改进了模式预测中年际变率过小的问题, 与观测降水的相关系数由0.12提高到0.45。     

基于BCC_CSM模式的中国东部夏季降水预测检验及订正

基于国家气候中心第二代季节预测模式的历史回报试验数据,检验了模式对我国东部夏季降水的预测能力,探讨了预测误差形成的可能原因,并应用降尺度方法提高了模式的降水预测技巧。分析表明:（1）模式能在一定程度上把握我国东部夏季降水时空变率的两个主要模态（偶极子型模态和全区一致型模态）,但是不同超前时间的预测在刻画模态方差贡献、异常空间分布特征、时间系数的年际变化等方面存在明显误差;（2）模式能够合理预测大尺度环流和海表温度（SST）的变化特征,但是对中国东部夏季降水的总体预测技巧有限,这与模式不能准确刻画西太平洋副热带高压、大陆高压、中高纬阻塞高压等环流系统以及热带太平洋、印度洋SST变率对中国东部降水模态的影响有关;（3）针对1991~2003年回报试验数据中的500 hPa位势高度、850 hPa纬向风和经向风、SST变量,在全球范围内寻找并定位与中国东部站点降水关系最密切的预报因子,进而建立针对降水预测的单因子线性回归、多因子逐步和多元回归模型。采用2004~2013年回报试验对所建立的降水预测模型进行了独立检验,结果表明:所建立的降尺度预测模型能显著提高中国东部地区夏季降水的预报技巧。以6月1日起报试验为例,预测的第一模态（第二模态）与观测的空间相关系数由原始的0.12（0.48）提高到了0.58（0.80）,时间相关系数则从0.47（0.15）提高到0.80（0.67）;其它超前时间的预测试验中,降尺度预测模型的降水预测技巧相比模式原始预测技巧也同样明显提高。     

冬季蒙古高压与北太平洋海温异常的年际尺度关系

蒙古高压和北太平洋海区的气压差被认为是造成东亚冬季风及其变化的重要原因,而过去有关的研究以其年代际时间尺度为多,本文的研究揭示了冬季蒙古高压和北太平洋海温异常(SSTA)在年际时间尺度上的相互关系.冬季蒙古高压的活动与太平洋年代际振荡(PDO)之间在年际时间尺度上也存在明显的负相关,冬季的强(弱)蒙古冷高压活动往往对应...     

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCS SUMMER MONSOON INTENSITY AND OCEANIC THERMODYNAMIC VARIABLES AT DIFFERENT TIME SCALE

The oscillation characteristics of 1948 - 2003 South China Sea (SCS) summer monsoon intensity (SCSSMI) is analyzed by wavelet transform and the relationship between SCSSMI filtered by Lanczos filter at different time scale and oceanic thermal conditions is studied. The results show that SCSSMI exhibits dominant interannual (about 4 a), decadal (about 9 a) and interdecadal (about 38 a) oscillation periods. The interannual variation is the strongest and the interdecadal variation the weakest. The region of significant correlation between SCS summer monsoon intensity and oceanic thermodynamic variables at different time scale is greatly different. Significant correlation area of interannual variation of SCSSMI is concentrated in near equatorial region. Corresponding correlation displays quasi-biannual variability. If positive anomalies of SST and the depth of thermocline happen in eastern equatorial Indian Ocean and western equatorial Pacific, and negative anomalies of SST and the depth of thermocline happen in western equatorial Indian Ocean and eastern equatorial Pacific in previous autumn and winter, the interannual variation of SCSSMI will enhance. If the condition is contrary, interannual variation of SCSSMI will weaken. The interannual variation of SCSSMI will influence SST. The region surrounding SCS and east of Australia shows significantly negative correlation in autumn, and significantly positive correlation exhibits in west equatorial Indian Ocean, eastern equatorial Pacific and equatorial Atlantic in winter. The decadal variation of SCSSMI is modulated by PDO. Interdecadal variation of SCSSMI is relevant to the global warming and PDO.     

加利福尼亚附近的海温强迫及其与北太平洋年代际振荡的可能联系

本文利用1958～2018年期间海表面温度（SST）异常和湍流热通量异常变化的关系,探讨了其与北太平洋年代际振荡（PDO）相关的年际和年代际时间尺度上在不同海域的海气相互作用特征。结果表明:在年际尺度上,黑潮—亲潮延伸区（KOE）表现为显著大气强迫海洋,赤道中东太平洋表现为显著海洋强迫大气;在年代际尺度上,PDO北中心表现为大气强迫海洋,加利福尼亚附近则表现为显著海洋强迫大气。进一步分析表明:加利福尼亚附近区域是北太平洋准12年振荡的关键区域之一,与PDO准十年的周期类似,加利福尼亚附近的冷（暖）海温对应其上有反气旋（气旋）型环流,赤道中太平洋海水上翻和北太平洋东部副热带区域经向风应力的变化是北太平洋准12年振荡的另外两个重要环节。     

我国东部梅雨期降水的年际和年代际变化特征及其与大气环流和海温的关系

基于我国160站59年(1951～2009年)的月降水观测资料、美国气象环境预报中心和国家大气研究中心(NCEP/NCAR)提供的再分析资料和Hadley中心的海表温度(Sea Surface Temperature,简称SST)资料,对我国东部(100°E以东,15°N～40°N)梅雨期(6月和7月)降水的时空变化特...     

ENSO与中国东部地区夏季降水相关性年代际变化特征

利用国家气候中心提供的中国160站1951～2000年逐月降水资料,Hadley中心提供的1951～2000年逐月全球海表层温度资料,采用线性相关分析和滑动相关分析方法,探讨了ENSO与中国东部地区夏季降水的年际关系及二者年际关系的年代际变化特征。结果表明,夏季Nino3区海温与中国东部夏季降水年际关系同期相关显著,且二者的年际关系存在明显的年代际变化,年际相关型分3个阶段：,第1阶段(1972年前)为“东西型”,第2阶段(1973～1983年)为“南北型”,第3阶段(1984年后)也为“南北型”。     

汛期我国主要雨季进程成因及预测应用进展

汛期内我国中东部地区的雨季是东亚夏季风推进过程中的重要产物,主要包括华南前汛期、梅雨、华北雨季和华西秋雨等,各地雨季决定了我国中东部地区汛期的旱涝布局和旱涝演变,是我国汛期预测和服务的重点。该文回顾了4个雨季特征及影响因子方面的研究进展,在此基础上梳理物理概念预测模型。研究显示:海温异常是影响各区域雨季的重要先兆信号,但不同雨季的年际和年代际变化特征不同,海温作为外强迫信号的影响程度和时空形式也有差异。利用热带太平洋东西海温差指标能更好地解释华南前汛期降水的年际变化。而与梅雨的年际变化分量相关联的海温关键区主要分布于热带,与年代际或多年代际变化分量相联系的海温关键区则来自中高纬度。华北雨季降水的强弱不仅与ENSO循环的位相有关,更多受到ENSO演变速率的影响。而影响华西秋雨的海温关键区随着年代际背景的变化发生了改变,需要重新诊断和建模。     

What Drives the Decadal Variability of Global Tropical Storm Days from 1965 to 2019?

The tropical storm day(TSD)is a combined measure of genesis and lifespan.It reflects tropical cyclone(TC)overall activity,yet its variability has rarely been studied,especially globally.Here we show that the global total TSDs exhibit pronounced interannual(3-6 years)and decadal(10 years)variations over the past five-to-six decades without a significant trend.The leading modes of the interannual and decadal variability of global TSD feature similar patterns in the western Pacific and Atlantic,but different patterns in the Eastern Pacific and the Southern Indian Ocean.The interannual and decadal leading modes are primarily linked to El Ni?o-Southern Oscillation(ENSO)and Pacific Decadal Oscillation(PDO),respectively.The TSDs-ENSO relationship has been steady during the entire 55-year period,but the TSDs-PDO relationship has experienced a breakdown in the 1980 s.We find that the decadal variation of TSD in the Pacific is associated with the PDO sea surface temperature(SST)anomalies in the tropical eastern Pacific(PDO-E),while that in the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean is associated with the PDO SST anomalies in the western Pacific(PDO-W).However,the PDO-E and PDO-W SST anomalies are poorly coupled in the 1980 s,and this"destructive PDO"pattern results in a breakdown of the TSDs-PDO relationship.The results here have an important implication for seasonal to decadal predictions of global TSD.     

CMIP5耦合模式对太平洋年代际振荡的模拟与预估

利用第五次耦合模式比较计划（CMIP5）40个模式的模拟资料和分类集合的方法,评估了耦合模式对20世纪太平洋年代际振荡（PDO）特征的模拟能力。结果表明,CMIP5多数模式对PDO周期有着较好的刻画能力,能模拟出PDO的年代际变化周期。模式对PDO模态空间特征的模拟能力存在较大差异,小部分模式模拟效果较差。进一步的分析表明,对PDO模态模拟较好的第1类模式,能较好地再现热带太平洋与北太平洋海表温度异常（SSTA）年代际变化间的关系,而且热带太平洋SSTA通过大气遥相关影响北太平样海表温度的过程也模拟的较成功。对PDO模态模拟差的模式,不能合理模拟出热带太平洋SSTA对北太平洋海表温度影响的遥相关过程。以上研究也证实了热带太平洋地区海表温度的年代际变率对北太平洋海表温度年代际变率的重要影响,热带太平洋SSTA对北太平洋SSTA的影响是通过大气遥相关实现的。利用CMIP5中等排放情景模拟结果,分析了第1类模式预估的北太平洋年代际变率的特征,发现21世纪北太平洋年代际变率的主要模态为一致的正异常分布且呈现明显的上升趋势,第二模态则表现为类似于20世纪典型PDO的马蹄型SSTA分布。     

Changes in the interannual SST-forced signals on West African rainfall. AGCM intercomparison

Rainfall over West Africa shows strong interannual variability related to changes in Sea Surface Temperature (SST). Nevertheless, this relationship seem to be non-stationary. A particular turning point is the decade of the 1970s, which witnessed a number of changes in the climatic system, including the climate shift of the late 1970s. The first aim of this study is to explore the change in the interannual variability of West African rainfall after this shift. The analysis indicates that the dipolar features of the rainfall variability over this region, related to changes in the Atlantic SST, disappear after this period. Also, the Pacific SST variability has a higher correlation with Guinean rainfall in the recent period. The results suggest that the current relationship between the Atlantic and Pacific El Ni?o phenomena is the principal responsible for these changes. A fundamental goal of climate research is the development of models simulating a realistic current climate. For this reason, the second aim of this work is to test the performance of Atmospheric General Circulation models in simulating rainfall variability over West Africa. The models have been run with observed SSTs for the common period 1957?C1998 as part of an intercomparison exercise. The results show that the models are able to reproduce Guinean interannual variability, which is strongly related to SST variability in the Equatorial Atlantic. Nevertheless, problems in the simulation of the Sahelian interannual variability appear: not all models are able to reproduce the observed negative link between rainfall over the Sahel and El Ni?o-like anomalies in the Pacific, neither the positive correlation between Mediterranean SSTs and Sahelian rainfall.     

广州春季降水的变化及其前兆信号

广州春季降水存在以准2年为主的年际变化和以30年为主的年代际变化,目前处于年代际尺度上的少雨时段。Nino3区的海温异常是广州春季降水最强的前兆信号,它与广州春季降水的显著正相关在前一年的11月份就已出现,并且一直稳定维持到4月份。前冬Nino3区海温异常对广州春季降水的影响是通过影响春季北太平洋副热带高压和低层风场异常实现的。前冬Nino3区海温正异常时,春季副热带高压偏强、位置偏西,华南处于副高边缘垂直运动的上升区,菲律宾以东的低层反气旋环流增加了向华南的水汽输送,从而使得广州春季降水偏多;前冬Nino3区海温负异常时,副热带高压偏弱、位置偏东,华南地区远离副高、处于垂直运动的下沉区,菲律宾以东低层为气旋环流控制,华南地区盛行偏北气流,不利于水汽的向北输送,从而使得广州春季降水偏少,造成春旱。     

全球气温与ENSO多年际耦合振荡关系的初步研究

借助于最优分割法和多通道奇异谱分析（MSSA）等方法对全球气候变化背景场阶段性变化及其与ENSO振荡信号的相互关系作了详细的诊断分析。结果表明：（1）全球近百年气温长期变化阶段性明显，各阶段之间的气候变率特征差异较大；（2）全球气温变化背景场的阶段性对ENSO的年际及年代际准周期振荡有较为明显的影响；（3）全球气温与Nino区海温的年际变率存在着准4年和准2年的显著耦合振荡。     

Interdecadal Change of the Northward Jump Time of the Western Pacific Subtropical High in Association with the Pacific Decadal Oscillation

In this paper, the northward jump time of the western Pacific subtropical high(WPSH) is defined and analyzed on the interdecadal timescale. The results show that under global warming, significant interdecadal changes have occurred in the time of the WPSH northward jumps. From 1951 to 2012, the time of the first northward jump of WPSH has changed from "continuously early" to "continuously late", with the transition occurring in 1980. The time of the second northward jump of WPSH shows a similar change, with the transition occurring in 1978. In this study, we offer a new perspective by using the time of the northward jump of WPSH to explain the eastern China summer rainfall pattern change from "north-abundant-southbelow-average" to "south-abundant-north-below-average" at the end of the 1970 s. The interdecadal change in the time of the northward jump of WPSH corresponds not only with the summer rainfall pattern, but also with the Pacific decadal oscillation(PDO). The WPSH northward jump time corresponding to the cold(warm) phase of the PDO is early(late). Although the PDO and the El Nino–Southern Oscillation(ENSO)both greatly influence the time of the two northward jumps of WPSH, the PDO’s effect is noticed before the ENSO’s by approximately 1–2 months. After excluding the ENSO influence, we derive composite vertical atmospheric circulation for different phases of the PDO. The results show that during the cold(warm)phase of the PDO, the atmospheric circulations at 200, 500, and 850 h Pa all contribute to an earlier(later)northward jump of the WPSH.     

近百年中国东部夏季降水年代际变化特征及其原因

本文利用测站降水观测资料分析过去一百多年中国东部华北、长江流域以及华南夏季降水的年代际变化特征发现,尽管这三个地区的夏季降水具有不同的年代际转折时期,但是均同时在1910年代初期、1920年代初期、1940年代中期、1960年代中期、1970年代末期以及1990年代初期发生了跃变。近一百年间不同年代际时期东部夏季降水的分布型主要以南正北负或者南负北正的偶极型为主,并且无论是偶极型分布还是三极型分布,两个相邻年代际时期中国东部降水分布型发生完全反向变化的概率较高（60%）。此外,夏季的PDO、冬季的AO以及春季的北极海冰也同时在1920年代末期、1940年代中期、1970年代末期以及1990年代中期左右发生了跃变,这几次跃变时期与中国东部三个不同地区夏季降水发生跃变的时期一致,表现出近百年来太平洋年代振荡（PDO）、北极涛动（AO）以及北极海冰这三个因子对中国东部夏季降水年代际变化的协同作用。在年代际时间尺度上,夏季的PDO与华北夏季降水显著负相关。PDO的年代际变化能够在500 hPa位势高度场中激发出太平洋—日本（PJ）型年代际遥相关波列;同时在850 hPa风场中激发出类似于影响华北夏季降水年代际变化的大气环流型,从而影响华北降水的年代际变化。冬半年的AO与长江流域夏季降水存在显著正相关关系。冬季到春季正位相的AO导致亚洲大陆南部处于湿冷状态,土壤湿度的记忆性可将这种状态延续到夏季。因此,夏季海陆热力对比减弱,东亚夏季风发生年代际减弱,相应地长江流域的降水年代际增多。春季北极海冰与华南夏季降水显著负相关,北极海冰的年代际异常能在500 hPa位势高度场中激发出与静止Rossby波异常传播相联系的欧亚—华南年代际遥相关波列,从而影响华南降水的年代际变化。     

黑潮延伸体区域海表温度锋的时空变化特征分析

利用NOAA最优插值逐日海表温度资料和AVISO中心的海表高度异常资料,分析了黑潮延伸体区域的海表温度锋的时空变化特征以及导致其年代际变化可能的原因。结果表明,气候平均态的黑潮延伸体区域海表温度锋位于黑潮延伸体区域北部边缘,在143 °E和150 °E附近存在两个弯曲,SST水平梯度最大值出现在142 °E附近,强度超过4.5 ℃/(100 km),其后强度自西向东逐渐递减,在149 °E附近又出现一个较弱的大值中心,在141~153 °E范围内,海表温度锋位置的平均值为36.25 °N,强度的平均值为3.22 ℃/(100 km)。黑潮延伸体区域的海表温度锋南北位置的季节变化很弱,而其强度的季节变化非常显著。相较于较弱的季节变化,海表温度锋位置的年际和年代际的低频变化则要显著得多,其南北变化跨度超过2 °。海表温度锋强度的年际和年代际的低频变化也较强,超过4.5 ℃/(100 km)。黑潮延伸体区域的海表温度锋的变化与太平洋年代际振荡（PDO）以及北太平洋涡旋振荡（NPGO）存在显著的相关关系,NPGO和PDO在中东太平洋区域会强迫产生海表高度异常,随后向西传播,在约3年后到达黑潮延伸体区域,使该区域流场发生变化产生海洋热平流异常,最终导致海表温度锋强度发生变化。      

不同年代际背景下南半球冬季马斯克林高压影响因子的比较

利用NCEP/NCAR与ERA-40再分析资料分析了南半球冬季(JJA)马斯克林高压的年际和年代际变化特征,并重点讨论了不同年代际背景下影响马斯克林高压年际变化因子的变化。结果表明,冬季(JJA)马斯克林高压的强度在1976年前后发生了显著的年代际转折,1976年以前强度偏弱,1976年以后强度明显增强。进一步分析显示,影响马斯克林高压年际变化的因子同样也发生了年代际转折。在1976年以前,冬季马斯克林高压与印度洋局地海温和南极涛动(Ant Arctic Oscillation,AAO)表现出显著的相关性;而在1976年以后,冬季马斯克林高压与ENSO和AAO表现出显著的相关性。同时,印度洋局地海温与马斯克林高压的相关性减弱,而ENSO与马斯克林高压的相关性则显著增强。     

Structure of climatic variability of the Mediterranean Sea surface temperature. Part II. Principal modes of variability

The interdecadal and interannual variability of the Mediterranean Sea surface temperature (SST), presented by the first and second modes of empirical orthogonal functions (EOF), respectively, is studied using the 1951–2000 data. It is demonstrated that the spatial and temporal structure of the first EOF mode, reflecting interdecadal SST variations, is similar in all seasons, and, thus, is a manifestation of a global signal that is not subject to significant seasonal changes and whose origin is common for all seasons. On the contrary, the second EOF mode, reflecting the interannual variability of the Mediterranean Sea surface temperature and presented by a zonally oriented dipole, demonstrates its well pronounced seasonality. It is found that the character of temporal variability of this mode is specific for each season. The seasonality is also pronounced in significant variability of the mode contribution to the total SST variability. The above-noted seasonal differences are indicative of various mechanisms of formation of the interannual SST variability in the Mediterranean Sea.