Relationship and its instability of ENSO — Chinese variations in droughts and wet spells

Monthly data of Self-Calibrated Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) from 1951 to 2000 are calculated using historical precipitation and temperature data for Chinese 160 stations. Temporal and spatial patterns of the first empirical orthogonal function (EOF) of the PDSI reveals a fairly linear trend resulting from trends in precipitation and surface temperature, which is similar to the linear PDSI trend during 1951–2000 calculated using all monthly data. The EOF analysis also reveals that the leading mode correlates significantly with ENSO events in time and space. The ENSO EOF shows that during the typical warm phase of ENSO, surface conditions are drier in most regions of China, especially North China, but wetter than normal in the southern regions of Changjiang River, and Northwest China. During the typical cold phase of ENSO, these anomalies reverse sign. From 1951 to 2000, there are large multi-year to decadal variations in droughts and wet spells over China, which are all closely related to strong El Niño events. In other words, when one strong El Niño event happens, there is a possible big variability in droughts and wet spells over China on the multi-year or decadal scale. Studies also suggest that during the last 2–3 decades climate changes over China, especially North China’s drying and northwest China’s wetting, are closely related to the shift in ENSO towards warmer events and global warming since the late 1970s. The instability of the relationship is also studied. It is revealed that there is a good correlation between ENSO and Chinese variations in droughts and wet spells in the 3–8-year band, but the correlation between ENSO and Chinese variations in droughts and wet spells is instable. Studies suggest that there are decadal changes in the correlation: the wavelet coherency between ENSO and Chinese variations in droughts and wet spells is high during 1951–1962 and 1976–1991, but low during 1963–1975 and 1992–2000.     

中国气候干湿变率与ENSO的关系及其稳定性

利用1951-01~2000-10中国160站气温和降水月平均资料, 计算了自修正PDSI指数. PDSI指数EOF分析第一模态空间场分布和1951~2000年PDSI指数的变化趋势分布十分相似, 第一模态时间系数反映了空间场随时间的演变情况. 研究发现, EOF分析所揭示的中国气候干湿变率和ENSO有着很好的关系. 这种关系表明, 在典型的ENSO暖状态, 中国大部分地区都偏干, 特别是华北地区更易偏干, 长江以南地区和西北容易偏湿, 而长江中下游地区处于变干和湿的过渡区, 变干或湿不明显. 在典型的ENSO冷状态则情况相反. 而中国气候干湿变率年际和年代际变化都对应着强El Niño事件; 反过来当发生强El Niño事件时, 中国气候干湿变率在年际和年代际尺度上有可能发生剧烈变化. 最近20~30 a中国气候干湿的年代际变化, 特别是华北自20世纪70年代末的变干和西北自80年代中期的变湿, 与ENSO朝更暖的状态变化及全球变暖有着紧密的联系. 1951~2000年中国气候干湿变率和ENSO关系的稳定性分析表明, 中国气候干湿变率和ENSO之间在3~8 a变化周期上存着很好的相关关系, 但这种相关关系不稳定, 存在着年代际变化: 1951~1962和1976~1991年两个时间段两者相关关系很高, 而在1963~1975和1992~2000年两时段内, 两者相关关系较差.     

亚洲和北美干湿变化及其与海表温度异常的关系

利用多通道奇异谱方法（MSSA）分析了1953~2003年亚洲和北美Palmer干旱指数（PDSI）与热带和北半球温带海洋海表面温度异常（SSTA）的主要周期振荡特征及其相互联系.结果表明：亚洲和北美PDSI以及SSTA均存在明显的3~6年的年际以及10年左右的年代尺度振荡;此外,亚洲PDSI还存在显著的6~8年的年际振荡.SSTA的年际振荡主要体现了ENSO的变化特征,而其年代尺度振荡的空间分布具有热带太平洋和北太平洋共同作用的类ENSO型.同时,MSSA的分析结果给出了亚洲和北美主要振荡信号的时间和空间演变特征.相关性分析表明,亚洲和北美PDSI的年际及年代尺度振荡均显示明显的对SSTA强迫信号的响应.对于年际振荡,亚洲PDSI对SSTA响应强于北美,但年代尺度振荡则反之.此外,亚洲和北美PDSI对于SSTA信号响应的关键区域也随时间尺度的不同而发生变化.亚洲的西西伯利亚、青藏高原东西两侧以及中西伯利亚东部在年际和年代尺度上均为受SSTA影响最显著的区域;在年际尺度上,北美中部地区的干湿变化与SSTA存在显著相关,而在年代尺度上,美国西部更易受SSTA年代尺度振荡的影响.     

Climate teleconnections influence on West Africa's terrestrial water storage

There is some evidence of rapid changes in the global atmosphere and hydrological cycle caused by the influence of climate variability. In West Africa, such changes impact directly on water resources leading to incessant extreme hydro‐meteorological conditions. This study examines the association of three global climate teleconnections—El‐Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), and Atlantic Multi‐decadal Oscillation (AMO) with changes in terrestrial water storage (TWS) derived from both Modern‐Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications (MERRA, 1980–2015) and Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE, 2002–2014). In the Sahel region, positive phase of AMO coincided with above‐normal rainfall (wet conditions) and the negative phase with drought conditions and confirms the observed statistically significant association (r = 0.62) between AMO and the temporal evolutions of standardised precipitation index. This relationship corroborates the observed presence of AMO‐driven TWS in much of the Sahel region (though considerably weak in some areas). Although ENSO appears to be more associated with GRACE‐derived TWS over the Volta basin (r =?0.40), this study also shows a strong presence of AMO‐ and ENSO‐induced TWS derived from MERRA reanalysis data in the coastal West African countries and most of the regions below latitude 10°N. The observed presence of ENSO‐ and AMO‐driven TWS is noticeable in tropical areas with relatively high annual/bimodal rainfall and strong inter‐annual variations in surface water. The AMO has a wider footprint and sphere of influence on the region's TWS and suggests the important role of North Atlantic Ocean. IOD‐related TWS also exists in West Africa and its influence on the region's hydrology maybe secondary and somewhat complementary. Nonetheless, presumptive evidence from the study indicates that ENSO and AMO are the two major climatic indices more likely to impact on West Africa's TWS.     

Analysing the influences of ENSO and PDO on water discharge from the Yangtze River into the sea

The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) are two important climate oscillations that affect hydrological processes at global and regional scales. However, few studies have attempted to identify their single and combined influences on water discharge variability at multiple timescales. In this study, we examine temporal variation in water discharge from the Yangtze River into the sea and explore the influence of the ENSO and the PDO on multiscale variations in water discharge over the last century. The results of the wavelet transform analysis of the water discharge series show significant periodic variations at the interannual timescale of 2 to 8 years and the decadal timescale of 15 to 17 years. Water discharge tended to be higher during the La Niña–PDO cold phase and lower during the El Niño–PDO warm phase. The results of the cross wavelet spectrum and wavelet coherence analyses confirm the relationship between the interannual (i.e., 2 to 8 years) and decadal (i.e., 15 to 17 years) periodicities in water discharge with the ENSO and the PDO, respectively. As an important large‐scale climate background, the PDO can modulate the influence of the ENSO on water discharge variability. In general, the warm PDO enhances the influence of El Niño events, and the cold PDO enhances the influence of La Niña events. Our study is helpful in understanding the influencing mechanism of climate change on hydrological processes and provides an important scientific guideline for water resource prediction and management.     

地震不稳定破裂扩展与前兆过程

本讨论了地震的深部滑动破裂扩展过程模型和它的前兆意义。结果表明：该模型预示着一个失稳加速破裂扩展的阶段;这个阶段时间尺度（前兆时间）很大程度上依赖于地震孕育的介质环境和应力环境;由此产生的地表应力－应变场在空间上出现反向发展方向,可能是一种非常有意义的前兆特征。     

地球自转与气候动力学──振荡理论

考虑地球自转速率随时间的变化,并应用描写低纬地球流体（大气和海洋）的水平运动方程,分析了地球自转速率变化对低纬大气和海洋振荡的影响．研究指出：地球自转速率的变化不但会直接影响低纬大气和海洋的振荡周期和振幅,而且会影响纬向风和洋流的变化,从而导致海温和海平面的变化．所以,地球自转速率的变化是影响全球气候变化的重要因素之一．关键词##4地球自转速率;;气候变化;;大气和海洋的振荡     

地球磁层顶K-H不稳定性与撕裂模的耦合及涡旋撕裂模不稳定性

本文用二维MHD数值模拟研究了地球磁层顶同时存在速度剪切和磁场剪切时Kelvin-Helmholtz不稳定性（K-H）和撕裂模不稳定性（TM）的耦合过程。在雷诺数和磁雷诺数确定时,Alfvèn马赫数值（M_A）对耦合特性起决定性作用。在本文选取的参数条件下,若M_A<0.4,自发TM占主导地位;当0.4≤M_A<1.4时,TM受到K-H明显调制;如果M_A≥1.4,K-H引起的涡旋运动起控制作用,导致一种新的不稳定性产生。该不稳定性称作涡旋撕裂模不稳定性。其饱和后长时间渐近状态由一个大尺度的流体涡旋和同心磁岛组成。在地球磁层顶通量传输事件（FTEs）中它可能起着重要作用。     

Tropical drought patterns and their linkages to large-scale climate variability over Peninsular Malaysia

Ocean–atmosphere modes of climate variability in the Pacific and Indian oceans, as well as monsoons, regulate the regional wet and dry episodes in tropical regions. However, how those modes of climate variability, and their interactions, lead to spatial differences in drought patterns over tropical Asia at seasonal to interannual time scales remains unclear. This study aims to analyse the hydroclimate processes for both short- and long-term spatial drought patterns (3-, 6, 12- and 24-months) over Peninsular Malaysia using the Standardized Precipitation Index, Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index, and Palmer Drought Severity Index. Besides that, a generalized least squares regression is used to explore underlying circulation mechanisms of these spatio-temporal drought patterns. The tested drought indices indicate a tendency towards wetter conditions over Peninsular Malaysia. Based on principal component analysis, distinct spatio-temporal drought patterns are revealed, suggesting North–South and East–West gradients in drought distribution. The Pacific El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO), the South Western Indian Ocean (SWIO) variability, and the quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) are significant contributors to the observed spatio-temporal variability in drought. Both the ENSO and the SWIO modulate the North–South gradient in drought conditions over Peninsular Malaysia, while the QBO contributes more to the East–West gradient. Through modulating regional moisture fluxes, the warm phases of the ENSO and the SWIO, and the western phases of the QBO weaken the southwest and northeast monsoon, leading to precipitation deficits and droughts over Peninsular Malaysia. The East–West or North–South gradients in droughts are related to the middle mountains blocking southwest and northeast moisture fluxes towards Peninsular Malaysia. In addition, the ENSO and QBO variations are significantly leading to short-term droughts (less than a year), while the SWIO is significantly associated with longer-duration droughts (2 years or more). Overall, this work demonstrates how spatio-temporal drought patterns in tropical regions are related to monsoons and moisture transports affected by the oscillations over the Pacific and Indian oceans, which is important for national water risk management.     

Seeing the climate through the trees: observing climate and forestry impacts on streamflow using a 60‐year record

Paired watershed experiments involving the removal or manipulation of forest cover in one of the watersheds have been conducted for more than a century to quantify the impact of forestry operations on streamflow. Because climate variability is expected to be large, forestry treatment effects would be undetectable without the treatment–control comparison. New understanding of climate variability provides an opportunity to examine whether climate variability interacts with forestry treatments, in a predictable manner. Here, we use data from the H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest, Oregon, USA, to examine the impact of the El Niño‐Southern Oscillation on streamflow linked to forest harvesting. Our results show that the contrast between El Niño and La Niña events is so large that, whatever the state of the treated watershed in terms of regrowth of the forest canopy, extreme climatic variability related to El Niño‐Southern Oscillation remains the more dominant driver of streamflow response at this location. Improvements in forecasting interannual variation in climate might be used to minimize the impact of forestry treatments on streamflow by avoiding initial operations in La Niña years. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Jet instability and the stabilizing effect of topography on jets in two-layer rotating systems

Abstract

Laboratory experiments concerning azimuthal jets in two-layer rotating systems in the absence and presence of bottom topography aligned along the jets have been conducted. The jets were forced by the selective withdrawal of fluid from the upper layer of a two-fluid system contained in a circular dishpan geometry. The principal parameters measured in the experiments were the jet Rossby number, Ro, and a stratification parameter F = r ₁/(λ₁λ₂)^1/2 where r ₁ is the radius of the circular disc used for the selective withdrawal (i.e., r ₁ is the approximate radius of curvature of the jet) and λ₁,λ₂ are the internal Rossby radii of deformation in the upper and lower fluids, respectively.

The no-topography experiments show that for a sufficiently small F, the particular value depending on Ro, the jet is stable for the duration of the experiment. For sufficiently large F, again as a function of Ro, the jet becomes unstable, exhibiting horizontal wave disturbances from modes three to seven. An Ro against F flow regime diagram is presented.

Experiments are then conducted in the presence of a bottom topography having constant cross-section and extending around a mid-radius of the dishpan. The axis of the topography is in the vicinity of the jet axis forced in the no-topography experiments and the crest of the topography is in the vicinity of the interface between the two fluids (i.e., the front associated with the jet). The experiments show that in all cases investigated the jet tends to be stabilized by the bottom topography. Experiments with the topography in place, but with the interface between the fluids being above the topography crest, are shown to be unstable but more irregular than their no-topography counterparts.

Various quantitative measurements of the jet are presented. It is shown, for example, that the jet Rossby number defined in terms of the fluid withdrawal rate from the tank. Q, can be well correlated with a dimensionless vorticity gradient, V_G , across the upper layer jet. This allows for an assessment of the stability characteristics of a jet based on a knowledge of V_G (which can be estimated given a jet profile) and F.     

模拟引潮力作用下的岩石破裂特征──加卸载响应比理论的实验研究之一

根据加卸载响应比理论，选用纵波速度作为响应参数，在实验室内，在模拟构造应力和引潮力的共同作用下，使岩石失稳破裂．在整个过程中测量纵波在岩石中的走时或速度，发现加卸载响应比Ｙ的值，在系统稳定时近于１；而在失稳前，逐渐增加，最大可达到１０．实验结果和理论预测曲线非常相近．认为可用纵波速度的响应比来表示岩石系统的稳定程度．     

耦合模式长期积分中东亚夏季风与ENSO联系的不稳定性

通过对挪威卑尔根全球大气-海洋-海冰耦合模式300a控制积分结果进行交叉子波分析,揭示了东亚夏季风（EASM）与同期Nio3区（90°W～150°W,5°S～5°N）海洋表面温度异常的相关关系在长期变化中是不稳定的,呈现出明显的阶段性特征.气候要素场在二者联系的紧密（HCP）和微弱（LCP）时期差别显著,在HCP时期,西北太平洋对流层低层出现一对耦合的异常气旋和反气旋性环流系统;东南亚地区对流层低层表现为强东风异常,风速的年际变率加大;热带西太平洋对流层温度和位势高度场的年际变率普遍加强.此外,中国夏季降水与同期Nio3区海洋表面温度异常的相关关系在上述两种时期也存在较大差别.     

ENSO和长江大水对天文因子的响应研究

ENSO（厄尔尼诺和南方涛动的总称）对世界尺度的天气气候有影响,本文用概率论统计检验方法,查明长江大水与ENSO以及ENSO与天文因子的相关关系,并系统分析了三者之间的相关关系。结果表明:ENSO事件对天文物理主周期和天文特征有明显的响应,长江大水年对太阳活动特征、节气日的月相年变化和ENSO也有显著的响应关系。这些关系对长江大水的准确预测有重要价值。文中对天文物理因子对ENSO和大水的影响机理进行了探讨。     

A benchmark comparison of numerical methods for infinite Prandtl number thermal convection in two-dimensional Cartesian geometry

Abstract

A comparison is made between seven different numerical methods for calculating two-dimensional thermal convection in an infinite Prandtl number fluid. Among the seven methods are finite difference and finite element techniques that have been used to model thermal convection in the Earth's mantle. We evaluate the performance of each method using a suite of four benchmark problems, ranging from steady-state convection to intrinsically time-dependent convection with recurring thermal boundary layer instabilities. These results can be used to determine the accuracy of other computational methods, and to assist in the development of new ones.     

磁尾宽频带静电噪声的一种新的激发机制

本文提出了磁尾宽频带静电噪声强谱段的一种新的激发机制。在等离子体片边界层中存在着瞬时的局域性的晨昏电场。电子和离子对该电场的响应不同:在电场存在的区域内,电子作回旋漂移运动,而离子轨道在的时间尺度内可视为直线。由于等离子体片边界层中等离子体是非均匀的,这就导致了电荷分离的产生,从而可激发静电不稳定性。本文通过求解含电场的Vlasov方程,计算了由此产生的不稳定波的频率和增长率,考察了波矢方向。上述计算结果均与强谱段静电噪声的观测特征一致。     

Temperature variations recovered from tree-rings in the middle Qilian Mountain over the last millennium

During the past 1000 years, there had been sev-eral widespread climate events on the earth, such asthe ‘Medieval Warm Period’, the ‘Little Ice Age’ andthe recent warming from the later part of the nine-teenth century onward[1,2]. To better understand thedetails of climatic history on a regional scale, morehigh-resolution, millennia-length climate reconstruc-tions are needed by intensive, multiproxy investigationof ice cores, sediments of loess and lakes, corals andtree-rings. Since …     

太平洋及大洋洲地区地磁台太阳黑子周变化揭示的新问题

从太平洋4台的分析显示，APIA，GUAM和PAMATAI台Z分量的太阳黑子周变化与HONOLULU台的相位相反。可是，CANBERRA台的变化又和HONOLULU台同相。这种表现复杂的地方性差异，更反映出太阳黑子周变化源于外场之说的有问题的。     

鄱阳湖流域过去1000 a径流模拟以及对气候变化响应研究

为研究过去千年尺度径流变化及其对气候变化的响应,以长江中游鄱阳湖流域为研究区,运用气候模式CCSM4和ECHAM5模拟过去1000 a气候数据,空间降尺度后驱动水文模型模拟了鄱阳湖流域过去近千年流域径流序列.利用快速傅里叶变换、小波分析等手段,分析流域极端径流变化特征、周期和该流域旱涝事件发生频率.结果表明:2种气候模式均能反映出中世纪暖期及小冰期阶段的干湿交替变化,且小冰期内中干旱状态维持时间较长;径流的丰枯变化与降水量变化具有较好的对应关系.CCSM4和ECHAM5模式下发生旱涝灾害与极大极小降水事件发生频率基本相同,径流丰枯变化与降水变化周期相近,均具有30 a左右的主周期,10~15、7 a左右的子周期.小波系数模平方图中30 a左右显著的能量信号揭示了该周期与北太平洋气候的主要环流机制的太平洋年代际振荡周期相近,因此,大气环流涛动是造成气候-水文变化的主要原因.研究结果拓展了基于近代60 a观测记录的流域水文变化的认识,探讨了千年时间长度下流域干湿变化特征和水文对气候响应的动力机制,有助于全面系统认识长江中游在全球气候暖化背景下旱涝极端水文事件的发生机制与变化规律.     

地球磁层顶的漂移动力学Alfvn波不稳定性及其反常输运效应

本文用回旋动力学研究了磁层顶等离子体低频漂移动力学不稳定性.在β≥1附近发现两支不稳定的漂移动力学Alfvèn模(DKA).它们可在▽T(∥-▽n)(?)0时激发,速度剪切提供主要的自由能源.两支DKA均具有非零的(δE_y,δE_∥)和(δB_x,δB_∥).在湍动的非线性饱和状态下,δB_x的起伏可导致很强的反常输运,当|δB_x|=1nT时,D_⊥可达到10~9m~2/s的数量级.因此,DKA可能在太阳风-磁层耦合过程中起重要作用.