东亚季风指数分类初析

回顾了亚洲季风指数定义方法发展历程。将东亚季风强度指数按定义时所使用的要素类型分类为环流类、温湿类、海陆差异类、方程类和综合类，指出了各类指数的特点及适用范围，并为今后开展相关研究提出一些设想。

On Classification of East Asian Monsoon Indices

On the basis of the review of Asian monsoon indices' defined method, East Asian monsoon intensity and area indices are classified into five classes, such as circulation class, humid-thermal class, land-sea contrast class, equation class and synthesis class. Meanwhile, the difference of varied kinds of monsoon indices is emphasized. Furthermore, some outlooks of this field are put forward.