Influence of Major Stratospheric Sudden Warming on the Unprecedented Cold Wave in East Asia in January 2021

An unprecedented cold wave intruded into East Asia in early January 2021 and led to record-breaking or historical extreme low temperatures over vast regions.This study shows that a major stratospheric sudden warming(SSW)event at the beginning of January 2021 exerted an important influence on this cold wave.The major SSW event occurred on 2 January 2021 and subsequently led to the displacement of the stratospheric polar vortex to the East Asian side.Moreover,the SSW event induced the stratospheric warming signal to propagate downward to the mid-to-lower troposphere,which not only enhanced the blocking in the Urals-Siberia region and the negative phase of the Arctic Oscillation,but also shifted the tropospheric polar vortex off the pole.The displaced tropospheric polar vortex,Ural blocking,and another downstream blocking ridge over western North America formed a distinct inverted omega-shaped circulation pattern(IOCP)in the East Asia-North Pacific sector.This IOCP was the most direct and impactful atmospheric pattern causing the cold wave in East Asia.The IOCP triggered a meridional cell with an upward branch in East Asia and a downward branch in Siberia.The meridional cell intensified the Siberian high and low-level northerly winds,which also favored the invasion of the cold wave into East Asia.Hence,the SSW event and tropospheric circulations such as the IOCP,negative phase of Arctic Oscillation,Ural blocking,enhanced Siberian high,and eastward propagation of Rossby wave eventually induced the outbreak of an unprecedented cold wave in East Asia in early January 2021.     

2010年秋、冬季节华北持续性干旱的气候成因分析

利用1951～2011年中国台站观测的逐日降水、温度和美国NCEP/NCAR再分析月平均资料, 本文分析2010年秋、冬季(11月至次年2月)发生在华北地区持续性干旱的大气环流和海温异常特征, 并讨论了北极涛动(AO)和La Ni?a事件对此次干旱事件的影响。分析表明, 2010年发生在华北秋、冬季节的持续性干旱是叠加在降水减少气候趋势之上的一次极端干旱事件, 但本次极端干旱事件主要成因是受到同期较强的AO负位相和La Ni?a事件共同的影响。统计发现:AO的负位相有利于乌拉尔山阻塞高压维持和发展, 而贝加尔湖上空出现负位势高度异常, 导致东亚中高纬度经向环流加强和冷空气向南侵袭。AO负位相可导致贝加尔湖上空气压场偏低并影响冷空气的路径和强度, 进而间接地导致华北地区的干冷气候, 而同期La Ni?a的海温异常分布导致西北太平洋副热带高压偏弱偏南, 抑制了西太平洋水汽向华北地区输送, 从而直接导致该地区的干旱。由于2010年AO负指数和La Ni?a事件较历史干旱年份表现出较强和长时间持续性, 从而导致了锋面位置位于华北以南和华北本次的持续性干旱事件。     

2011～2012年冬季欧亚大陆低温严寒事件与平流层北极涛动异常下传的影响

利用NCEP-NCAR 再分析资料分析了2011～2012 年冬季发生在欧亚大陆的一次异常低温严寒事件的大气环流演变过程以及可能的成因。这次低温事件,主要出现在2012 年1 月下旬至2 月上旬,持续大约3 周左右,非常强的低温异常覆盖了几乎整个欧洲以及东亚的西伯利亚、蒙古国和我国东北、华北等地。这次低温事件的演变与对流层北极涛动(AO)由正位相转变为负位相的时间相匹配,意味着AO 可能发挥重要作用。进一步分析表明,前期行星波的异常上传导致平流层发生爆发性增温现象,极夜急流减弱,AO 位相首先在平流层由正变负;在2～3 周左右的时间内,平流层AO 异常信号逐渐下传,使得对流层AO 也转为负位相;随后,乌拉尔山阻塞高压异常发展,极区的冷空气不断向南爆发,先后在东亚和欧洲造成剧烈的降温,导致低温严寒事件。因此,考虑平流层环流的异常可能有助于提高欧亚大陆冬季低温严寒事件的预测能力。     

2009年冬季新疆北部持续性暴雪的环流特征及其成因分析

利用台站观测和NCEP/NCAR大气再分析等资料,通过与历史同期降水事件比较,分析了 2009年冬季发生在我国新疆阿勒泰地区持续的水汽和环流异常特征以及北极涛动(Arctic Oscillation,AO)和ENSO现象对该地区持续性暴雪的影响.结果发现,位于贝加尔湖以西的对流层持续性异常冷性低槽活动是影响2009年冬...     

Interannual Variations of the Blocking High over the Ural Mountains and Its Association with the AO/NAO in Boreal Winter

This paper analyzes interannual variations of the blocking high over the Ural Mountains in the boreal winter and their association with the Arctic Oscillation/North Atlantic Oscillation (AO/NAO).In Jan...     

The nonlinear association between the Arctic Oscillation and North American winter climate

Nonlinear projections of the Arctic Oscillation (AO) index onto North American winter (December–March) 500-mb geopotential height (Z500) and surface air temperature (SAT) anomalies reveal a pronounced asymmetry in the atmospheric patterns associated with positive and negative phases of the AO. In a linear view, the Z500 anomaly field associated with positive AO resembles a positive North Atlantic Oscillation pattern with statistically significant positive and negative anomalies stretching zonally into central-eastern USA and Canada, respectively, resulting in a cold climate anomaly over northeastern and eastern Canada, Alaska and the west coast of USA, and a warm climate anomaly over the rest of the continent. By contrast, the nonlinear behavior, mainly a quadratic association with AO, which is most apparent when the amplitude of the AO index is large, has the same spatial pattern and sign for both positive and negative values of the index. The nonlinear pattern reveals negative Z500 anomalies over the west coast of USA and the North Atlantic and positive Z500 anomalies at higher latitudes centered over the Gulf of Alaska and northeastern Canada accompanied by cooler than normal climate over the USA and southwestern Canada and warmer than normal climate over other regions of the continent. A similar analysis is conducted on the data from the Canadian Center for Climate Modelling and Analysis second generation coupled general circulation model. The nonlinear patterns of North American Z500 and SAT anomalies associated with the AO in the model simulation are generally consistent with the observational results, thereby confirming the robustness of the nonlinear behavior of North American winter climate with respect to the AO in a climate simulation that is completely independent of the observations.     

渤海西岸一次极端大风的特征和成因分析

利用NCEP-FNL资料、FY-4卫星红外云图资料、雷达资料和自动站资料,对2021年4月15日渤海西岸由大尺度冷空气和中尺度对流系统共同作用形成的极端大风进行特征和成因分析。结果表明：(1)FY-4卫星红外云图云顶亮温表现出指状特征,雷达反射率因子表现为两个弱回波带在渤海西岸合并加强为一条带状回波,随着系统东移由带状回波演变为弓状回波。(2)上冷下暖的不稳定层结为锋面触发对流提供有利环境条件,在径向速度图上出现较大范围速度模糊和中层径向辐合。(3)此次大风过程具有雷暴大风和冷空气大风混合的大风特征,大风成因是由大尺度冷空气产生的动量下传、大尺度变压风、梯度风以及中尺度雷暴冷池出流共同导致的。     

南京一次特大暴雨天气过程的中尺度特征

分析了2007年7月7-8日南京特大暴雨天气过程的大尺度背景以及中尺度特征,发现中高纬阻塞形势的生消、冷暖气流的交汇、深厚的对流辐合场的形成等是强暴雨发生发展的主要因素.另外500 hPa中尺度流场汇合带、700 hPa中尺度扰动中心、雷暴云系、强雷达回波带以及强降水带走向相当一致,说明这次强暴雨过程具有明显的中尺度特征;发现500 hPa中尺度流场汇合带比卫星云图更能体现大范围的地闪分布,此发现对大范围的雷电预报有参考价值.     

2010年冬季江苏省雷暴异常活动与北极涛动的相关分析

运用江苏省冬季雷暴日数统计数据和NCEP/NCAR再分析数据,在结合30 a江苏冬季雷暴异常变化可能机理的基础上,分析了2010年冬季雷暴异常变化的原因。结果表明:2010年冬季江苏省雷暴活动异常偏多,其异常变化与同期北极涛动环流异常有密切的负相关关系。AO(Arctic Oscillation)指数偏弱时江苏雷暴增多的天气原因主要是:1)中西伯利亚和西西伯利亚地区气压异常偏高,中纬度地区气压异常偏低,乌拉尔山以西有阻塞高压与之配合,因此东亚冬季风偏强,冷空气南下频繁。对流层低层30°N附近表现为异常暖中心,低层孟加拉湾水汽输送强盛,江苏处于水汽辐合中心,这样"上冷下暖"和"上干下湿"的配置不仅有利于引起大气异常上升运动,也易于不稳定层结的形成,利于雷暴天气的发生。2)30~50°N北太平洋中东部海温异常偏低,引起低层风场异常辐散,对应上空为异常的下沉运动,通过类似于沃克环流圈形式使得东亚同纬度地区低层辐合异常,有利于该地区异常气旋性环流的加强。     

平流层异常下传对2009年12月北半球大范围降雪过程的影响

2009年12月北半球中纬度出现大范围持续低温、暴风雪等天气。采用NCEP／NCAR再分析资料研究了平流层AO（Arctic Oscillation,北极涛动）异常信号下传的特征及其对本次极端气候事件的影响,并讨论了与平流层异常信号下传相关的行星波活动。结果表明：1）与此次极端气候事件相联系的负位相A0异常11月首先发生在平流层,维持将近1个月后于12月初开始下传,并且迅速传至地面。12月整个对流层的位势高度及温度在极区附近出现强的正异常,而中纬度地区则为负异常。2）平流层AO异常信号下传后,地面出现有利于低温降雪过程的环流异常。12月上旬,亚洲大陆东部及北美大陆西部出现异常偏北风,造成了俄罗斯、北美西部大面积负的温度异常;12月中下旬,欧洲大陆盛行偏西北气流,同时蒙古高压增强,欧亚大陆北部包括中国北方出现大片负的温度异常。3）在此次极端气候事件之前,北半球高纬度地区有异常强的行星波上传至平流层,导致平流层出现负位相的AO异常,并维持了一个月;随后,上传到平流层的行星波减弱,同时平流层负位相的AO异常迅速传至地面,导致了有利于低温降雪的环流异常。     

1981—2000年四川夏季暴雨大尺度环流背景特征

利用四川盆地及周边地区1981—2000年逐日降雨量资料和ECMWF逐日4次再分析资料,合成分析近20 a发生在四川夏季的22次典型暴雨过程的大尺度环流背景特征。结果表明,四川夏季暴雨的发生具有显著的轴向分布性和区域移动性特征。西伸的西太平洋副热带高压、北上东进的伊朗高压及高原东部的弱高压、活跃的孟加拉低压和影响四川北部的中高纬长波分裂的低压槽共同作用形成了四川暴雨发生阶段的特殊的＂鞍＂型大尺度环流背景。在＂鞍＂型大尺度环流背景下,有利于西南支孟加拉湾水汽和南海水汽输送在四川盆地形成低层辐合,同时在高层形成西南—东北的轴向急流辐合带,水汽输送散度负的大值区即为暴雨发生的主要落区。此外,四川北部在两高压相夹下,有利于高纬度大尺度的两高一脊环流调整产生的弱槽携带冷空气影响四川盆地,形成高层弱冷干与低层强暖湿的强垂直对流不稳定。对比40 a四川夏季平均环流可知,导致四川夏季暴雨发生的＂鞍＂型大尺度环流背景特征极为显著,具体表现为：西太平洋副热带高压西伸到110°E附近,青藏高原西侧伊朗高压偏北、青藏高原高层南压高压偏东,而高原低层有弱高压,四川北部冷槽显著偏南。     

冬春季切变类冰雹发生条件的对比分析

本文以 1996年 12月 31日和 1981年 5月 1日为例 ,对冬、春季节发生在江苏的较大范围的切变类冰雹天气过程作了对比分析。结果指出 ,无论冬季或春季当高原东部有深槽东移 ,冷暖空气在江淮地区交汇 ,地面抬升系统为暖切 ,并有大气层结不稳定 (Δθse( 50 0 - 850 ) <0℃ =中心和较强的风向和风速垂直切变、85 0hPa西南急流轴、85 0hPa最大水汽通量轴线、5 0 0和 85 0hPa正涡度中心等相配置时 ,就可能导致江苏地区较大范围强对流天气的发生。     

2012年初欧洲严寒天气成因的分析

2012年初欧洲遭受了严重的低温严寒天气。分析表明:从对流层低层到高层持续的大气环流异常与此次严寒天气有着密切的联系,1、2月出现的北极涛动(AO)的强负异常是造成此次欧洲严寒天气的主要原因。AO负异常导致北大西洋副高异常偏强、偏东和偏北,使得暖湿空气沿副高北侧流向北极地区,极大减弱了欧洲暖湿空气的来源;同时使乌拉尔山高压强度偏强,位置偏西偏北,有利于上游偏强、偏北的大西洋副高的维持,并加强了极区冷空气南下西进,造成了南欧地区的严寒天气。AO负异常引起的地中海低压槽的加深,为北方冷空气的南下创造了有利条件,也使冷暖空气在地中海北岸交汇,从而导致亚平宁半岛和巴尔干半岛的暴雪天气。虽然La Nia事件对这次严寒天气也有一定的贡献,但AO负异常对这次严寒天气的作用远远大于La Nia事件的作用。     

乌兰察布市2010年一次大风、寒潮天气的分析

运用常规气象观测资料和欧洲数值预报图,对2010年1月19—22日从西北方向入侵的强冷空气引发大面积的大风降温天气过程进行分析。结果表明：此次寒潮主要是由贝加尔湖附近的横槽内聚积一股较强的冷空气（高空500hPa冷中心强度达-45℃、地面冷高压中心强度达1060．0hP）。西西伯利亚的阻塞高压与贝加尔湖高空冷槽共同作用,西北路冷空气不断向东南侵袭,乌兰察布市处于西风带控制,横槽沿西风带向东移动分裂为两股冷空气。阻塞高压前偏北冷空气不断东移南下,引发横槽转竖并向南加深。持续性降温导致强寒潮天气过程。     

Decadal variation of the Northern Hemisphere Annular Mode and its influence on the East Asian trough

We analyze the decadal variation of the stratosphere troposphere coupled system around the year 2000 by using the NCEP reanalysis-2 data.Specifically,the relationship between the Northern Hemisphere Annular Mode(NAM) and the tropospheric East Asian trough is investigated in order to find the effective stratospheric signals during cold air outbreaks in China.Statistical analyses and dynamic diagnoses both indicate that after 2000,increased stratospheric polar vortex disturbances occur and the NAM is mainly in negative phase.The tropospheric polar areas are directly affected by the polar vortex,and in the midlatitudes,the Ural blocking high and East Asian trough are more active,which lead to enhanced cold air activities in eastern and northern China.Further investigation reveals that under this circulation pattern,downward propagations of negative NAM index are closely related to the intensity variation of the East Asian trough.When negative NAM anomalies propagate down to the upper troposphere and reach a certain intensity(standardized NAM index less than 1),they result in apparent reinforcement of the East Asian trough,which reaches its maximum intensity about one week later.The northerly wind behind the trough transports cold air southward and eastward,and the range of influence and the intensity are closely associated with the trough location.Therefore,the NAM index can be used as a measure of the signals from the disturbed stratosphere to give some indication of cold air activities in China.     

Mechanism of an Abrupt Decrease in Sea-Ice Cover in the Pacific Sector of the Arctic during the Late 1980s

The recent decline in Arctic sea-ice cover (SIC) shows seasonal and regional characteristics. The retreat of summer sea ice has occurred mainly in the Pacific sector of the Arctic. In this study, using the moving t-test, we found an abrupt change event in the long-term sea-ice area in the Pacific sector in summer 1989. This event was linked to the phase shift of the Arctic Oscillation (AO) or the Northern Annular Mode (NAM). Corresponding with the AO/NAM phase shift from negative to positive, the area of the northern hemisphere stratospheric polar vortex decreased abruptly in winter 1988/89. Comparisons of two periods before (1979–1988) and after (1989–1993) the abrupt decrease in sea ice show that an anomalous winter sea level pressure (SLP) was induced by changes in the polar vortex leading to an anomalous cyclonic ice drift in the Pacific sector. The changes in SLP and wind field persisted into the following spring, resulting in a decrease in SIC and warming of the surface air temperature (SAT). The influence of the spring SLP and SAT on ice persisted into the following summer. Meanwhile, the increased summer net surface heat flux over the ocean and sea ice as a result of the decreased spring ice cover further contributed to the summer sea-ice melt.     

一次极端寒潮天气过程等熵位涡分析

利用2016年1月1日至31日的FNL资料,对一次极端寒潮天气过程进行了等熵位涡分析。结果表明:高位涡主体由极涡分裂而来,前面低位涡区的阻挡与后侧低位涡大气的北上加强了位涡的经向交换,高位涡空气不断由极地向南输送,使得高位涡主体不断加强维持。高位涡在由北向南移动的同时,也由对流层顶向下输送。此次寒潮过程主要有3股冷空气由上而下发展,位置均在高空急流轴的北侧,最南端的一股下沉气流最旺盛,这是其与高空急流相互作用的结果。强盛的冷空气下沉使得寒潮影响范围触及我国华南地区。随着高位涡的向南向下传输,一方面引起对流层中高层低涡系统迅速发展,当它移到中国东部地区时,东亚大槽迅速加深,使槽后强冷空气迅速向南爆发;另一方面,在高位涡输送的过程中,其后侧有强烈的下沉运动,使得地面冷高压快速发展,导致强寒潮天气的爆发。     

The Relationship between the Meridional Profile of Zonal mean Geostrophic Wind and Station Wave at 500 hPa

The sea-level pressure (SLP), 500 hPa height, zonal-mean 500 hPa height ([Z500]), stationary wave ed dy component of the 500 hPa height (Z*500) and zonal-mean 500 hPa geostrophic wind [Ug ] fields poleward of 20°N are examined for the period 1958-1997, with emphasis on the winter season. The relationships be tween the Arctic Oscillation (AO)index and algebraic difference of the zonal-mean wind in 55°N and 35°N (Ut) index were investigated, making use the Monte Carlo procedure, Singular Value Decomposition (SVD), Empirical orthogonal function (EOF) and regression method. The leading modes of empirical orthogonal function (EOF＇s) of SLP are more robust than the 500 hPa height EOF＇s, not only in the ratio of the two largest eigenvalues, but in more zonally symmetric. Comparing the meridional profiles of zonal-mean wind amplitude associated with the AO and Ut index, the profiles for the two indexes are very similar, both with respect to amplitude and the placement of the maximum and minimum. Comparing the station wave component of 500 hPa height field regressed upon the AO and Ut index, there is one-to-one correspondence between all the major centers of action in the two maps, especially in the North Atlantic and Eurasian continent. The pattern is unlike the prominent teleconnection patterns, they have hemispheric ex tent and cannot be interpreted in term of the individual wavetrains.     

冬季全国性持续低温事件过程中的平流层—对流层相互作用

利用1959～2017年ERA40/ERA-Interim逐日再分析资料和国家气候中心的逐日站点资料,针对发生在当年11月至次年3月(NDJFM)的全国性持续低温事件(EPECEs),分析了热带外环流的变化特征,以及平流层—对流层相互作用.结果 表明,全国性EPECEs可划分为冷空气在乌拉尔山—西伯利亚关键区堆积和冷空...     

Analysis of Isentropic Potential Vorticity for a Strong Cold Wave During 2004/2005 Winter

Using the NCAR/NCEP daily reanalysis data from 1 December 2004 to 28 February 2005, the isentropic potential vorticity （IPV） analysis of a strong cold wave from 22 December 2004 to 1 January 2005 was made. It is found that the strong cold air of the cold wave originated from the lower stratosphere and upper troposphere of the high latitude in the Eurasian continent and the Arctic area. Before the outbreak of the cold wave, the strong cold air of high PV propagated down to the south of Lake Baikal, and was cut off by a low PV air of low latitude origin, forming a dipole-type circulation pattern with the low PV center （blocking high） in the northern Eurasian continent and the high PV one （low vortex） in the southern part. Along with decaying of the low PV center, the high PV center （strong cold air） moved towards the southeast along the northern flank of the Tibetan Plateau. When it arrived in East China, the air column of high PV rapidly stretched downward, leading to increase in its cyclonic vorticity, which made the East Asian major trough to deepen rapidly, and finally induced the outbreak of the cold wave. Further analysis indicates that in the southward and downward propagation process of the high PV center, the air flow west and north of the high PV center on isentropic surface subsided along the isentropic surface, resulting in rapid development of Siberian high, finally leading to the southward outbreak of the strong cold wave.