Interaction between Planetary-Scale Diffluent Flow and Synoptic-Scale Waves During the Life Cycle of Blocking |
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Authors: | LUO Dehai LIU Jinting and LI Jianping |
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Institution: | College of Physical and Environmental Oceanography, Ocean University of Qingdao, Qingdao 266003,College of Physical and Environmental Oceanography, Ocean University of Qingdao, Qingdao 266003,State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Institute of Atmospheric physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100029 |
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Abstract: | In this paper, a new transient forced quasi-resonant triad interaction
theory in a beta channel is proposed to investigate the interaction between
planetary-scale diffluent flow composed of zonal wavenumbers 1--3 and
synoptic-scale waves produced continuously by a synoptic-scale vorticity
source fixed upstream of an incipient blocking region during the life cycle
of blocking. It is shown that the superposition of initial three Rossby
waves for zonal wavenumbers 1 (monopole), 2 (dipole), and 3 (monopole),
which permit triad quasi-resonance, can represent an incipient blocking
event. The synoptic-scale eddies may act to amplify the incipient blocking
and to excite a blocking circulation with a strong meander, whose flow
pattern depends on the initial amplitudes of the planetary waves and both
the intensity and location of preexisting synoptic-scale waves. The onset
(decay) of the planetary-scale split-flow blocking is mainly represented by
a strong increase (decrease) in the amplitude of the zonal wavenumber 2
component, having a dipole meridional structure related to the preexisting
synoptic-scale eddies. The typical persistence time of the model blocking
was of about 20 days, consistent with observations of blocking patterns.
In our model, isolated asymmetric dipole blocking is formed by
synoptic-scale waves. The instantaneous fields of total streamfunctions
exhibit a remarkable resemblance to the synoptic maps observed during the
life cycle of blocking. During the onset stage, the synoptic-scale waves are
enhanced and split into two branches around the blocking region due to the
feedback of the amplified blocking, in agreement with the observed changes
of synoptic-scale waves in real blocking events. In addition, a diagnostic
case study of blocking is presented to confirm the forced quasi-resonant
triad interaction theory proposed here. |
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Keywords: | quasi-resonant triad interaction blocking waves synoptic-scale waves blocking case |
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