夏季季节内振荡对西北太平洋台风活动的影响

利用夏季季节内振荡(Boreal Summer Intraseasonal Oscillation, BSISO)指数和台风密集度分析了夏季季节内振荡和西北太平洋台风活动的关系。台风密集度定义为一天内500 km范围内台风出现的概率,与台风经纬度位置相比,台风密集度可更灵活地表达台风生成及移动特征。结果表明夏季季节内振荡对台风活动有明显的调制作用。当夏季季节内振荡指数1(BSISO1)处于第1、5、6、7、8位相时,南海及菲律宾以东海域台风活动明显增强;当夏季季节内振荡指数2(BSISO2)处于第2、3、4位相时,西北太平洋台风活动也明显增强。当夏季季节内振荡处于这些位相时,台风活动增强与南海及菲律宾以东海域环流气旋式异常、对流活动正异常相一致。      

北半球夏季30～60天季节内振荡年代际变化及其对中国东部降水和气温的影响

本文利用1979～2020年基于中国台站观测的高分辨格点化逐日降水和气温资料以及NCEPⅡ大气再分析资料,探讨了亚洲季风区夏季30～60 d大气季节内振荡（BSISO1）的年代际变化及其对中国东部降水和气温的影响。在1997～2008年（P1阶段）,BSISO1年代际偏强,而在2009～2018年（P2阶段）,BSISO1年代际偏弱。在P1阶段,BSISO1仅对江淮流域的降水和气温具有显著的调控作用,对华南地区的影响较弱;而在P2阶段,BSISO1对江淮流域的降水和气温的调控作用减弱,但对华南地区的降水和温度具有显著的调控作用。在P1阶段,BSISO1有关的异常抑制（活跃）对流可从赤道西太平洋北传至南海—西北太平洋,激发出一个连接南海和江淮流域的经向垂直次级环流圈,引起江淮流域强烈的异常上升（下沉）运动和低层水汽辐合（辐散）,造成局地降水的持续性偏多（偏少）,气温的持续性偏低（偏高）。相比P1阶段,在P2阶段江淮流域的季节平均水汽显著减少,BSISO1有关的水汽垂直输送减弱,削弱了江淮流域季节内降水变化。但在P2阶段,BSISO1相关的异常抑制（活跃）对流可进一步北传到达相对偏北的华南...     

基于改进版NUIST CFS1.1的热带大气季节内信号及其对中国气温降水影响的预测评估

基于南京信息工程大学次季节气候预测系统(NUIST CFS1.1),通过调整成员的大气初始化方案并优化了集合预测方案,构建了性能更优、计算成本更低的9成员NUIST CFS1.1 Pro系统。进一步基于实时多变量Madden-Julian Oscillation(MJO)指数和两类北半球夏季季节内振荡(Boreal Summer Intraseasonal Oscillation,BSISO)指数BSISO1和BSISO2,评估了该预测系统对热带不同季节的大气季节内振荡(ISO)的预测技巧。结果表明,NUIST CFS1.1 Pro能分别提前26、17、12 d有效预测(距平相关高于0.5)MJO、BSISO1、BSISO2,对强事件(振幅>1)的有效预测时长能分别延长到30、21、13 d。此预测性能对比国内其他最新次季节动力模式如BCC_CSM2和FGOALS-f2有一定优势,同时在与国际S2S计划的8个主要业务预测系统的技巧对比中,NUIST CFS1.1 Pro在冬季MJO和夏季BSISO1预测上处于较为领先的水平,BSISO2的预测则处于中等水平;对不同位相的计算技巧显示,冬季MJO和夏季BSISO1的2、3、6、7位相较其他位相技巧更高。进一步的分析表明,NUIST CFS1.1 Pro能提前5候准确把握冬季MJO的东传特征,并能在一定程度上预测出其对我国气温异常的影响,尤其是对位相2、3时候的冷异常预测;而在夏季,则能提前4候正确预测BSISO1的北传、西北传特征,尤其能较好地预测西北太平洋上的对流和低层环流异常,从而成功预测出BSISO1造成的我国东部地区降水异常的空间形态。然而预测的强度较观测偏弱,这需要进一步的工作来改进。     

北半球夏季季节内振荡年代际变化对西北太平洋群发台风突变减少的影响

利用台风最佳路径、bimodal IntraSeasonal Oscillation(bimodal ISO)指数和全球逐日向外长波辐射数据,研究了北半球夏季季节内振荡（Boreal Summer IntraSeasonal Oscillation,BSISO）年代际变化造成1996/1997年后西北太平洋群发台风突变减少的可能机制。分析显示,仅有包含3个及以上个数台风成员的“MTC3”群发出现了突变减少,此类台风更倾向在传播速度较慢、低频对流维持时间较长的BSISO活跃位相内出现,对次季节信号强度的要求相对较低。1996/1997年后,BSISO东传范围减小、周期延长、对流活跃位相日数缩短,导致西北太平洋长时间连续维持对流抑制位相,低频对流在145°E以东海域的强度减弱。当偏西海域有先导台风活动时,它向东南侧激发的罗斯贝波频散波列在（5°—20°N,145°—165°E）海域因没有低频对流耦合而快速消散,导致MTC3群发台风年代际突变减少。     

青藏高原春季积雪对北半球夏季季节内振荡的影响

利用中国科学院西北生态环境资源研究院提供的1981-2016年雪深资料,分析了青藏高原春季雪深异常对北半球夏季季节内振荡（Boreal Summer Intraseasonal Oscillation,BSISO）的影响。BSISO包括周期为30～60天的BSISO1模态和周期为10～30天的BSISO2模态。结果表明,当青藏高原积雪偏多（偏少）时,与BSISO1相关的对流在印度、孟加拉湾以及“海洋性大陆”（Maritime Continent,MC）区域偏多（偏少）,而在南海和西北太平洋区域偏少（偏多）;与BSISO2相关的对流在北印度洋、MC以及东海南海区域偏多（偏少）,而在西北太平洋区域偏少（偏多）。高原积雪可以通过改变背景风场以及湿度场来影响BSISO1的对流活动。当高原春季积雪异常增多（减少）时,垂直东北风切变在北印度洋区域增强（减弱）,北印度洋与孟加拉湾间的湿度梯度增加（减小）,有（不）利于与BSISO1相关的对流活动传播到孟加拉湾及MC区域;MC区域水汽减少（增多）,不（有）利于与BSISO1相关的对流活动继续传播到南海和西北太平洋区域。     

1951—2013年我国冬季气温年代际变化与PDO的关系

利用我国160个测站1951—2013年冬季月平均气温资料和1951—2016年间冬季太平洋年代际振荡(PDO：Pacific Decadal Oscillation)指数资料,分析了两者在年际和年代际时间尺度上的相关关系,探讨了PDO对我国冬季气温影响的可能物理过程。结果发现：PDO与我国冬季气温年际变化不显著;在冬季期间,PDO对我国气温的影响是滞后的;PDO与我国冬季气温年代际变化存在密切关系,当PDO处于年代际正(负)位相时,我国气温普遍偏高(低);PDO年代际分量对我国的影响机制为：当PDO指数位于年代际正(负)位相时段,海平面气压场上西伯利亚高压减弱(增强),500 hPa高度场东亚大槽强度减弱(增强),200 hPa纬向风场东亚北支急流减弱(增强),这些都有利于我国冬季气温偏高(低)。     

1982—2009年冬夏两季热带季节内振荡的趋势特征

采用1982—2009年美国国家海洋与大气管理局(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,NOAA)逐日向外长波辐射(outgoing longwave radiation,OLR)资料,利用EOF方法,分析了20～70 d北半球夏季(6—9月)季节内振荡(boreal summer intraseasonal oscillation,BSISO)与冬季(12月—次年2月)季节内振荡(也称Madden-Julian Oscillation,MJO)不同的强度趋势。结果表明:BSISO指数有明显加强的趋势,而MJO指数的趋势则不明显。进一步利用频率—波数分析方法将季节内振荡(intraseasonal oscillation,ISO)分成西传和东传两部分。结果表明:东传的BSISO在其活动中心——热带印度洋地区有显著加强的趋势,而东传的MJO在其活动中心的趋势则不明显,仅在其活动中心西南部即热带印度洋西南部有减弱的趋势。为探究其原因,文章进一步分析了海表温度(sea surface temperature,SST)和纬向风垂直切变的趋势变化。结果表明:1982—2009年,西太平洋和印度洋SST无论冬夏均持续增暖,SST并不能解释冬夏两季ISO不同的趋势特征;而夏季热带印度洋地区对流层中低层东风垂直切变减弱,冬季海洋性大陆地区东风垂直切变增强。由此认为:热带印度洋东风垂直切变减弱有可能有利于东传的BSISO加强;而海洋性大陆地区东风垂直切变加强有可能削弱东传的MJO,但这种减弱效应被冬季海洋性大陆地区增强的上升运动产生的加强效应抵消,所以MJO的变化趋势并不显著。     

青藏高原夏季风和北半球夏季季节内振荡对中国西南地区雨季旱涝的影响及协同作用

中国西南地区旱涝变化受多种天气系统影响,青藏高原夏季风（Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau summer monsoon,QTPSM）和北半球夏季季节内振荡（boreal summer intraseasonal oscillation,BSISO）等次季节系统的强弱都会导致中国西南地区雨季旱涝变化,但目前这2个系统的协同作用机制尚缺乏系统性研究。因此,本文利用1981—2020年美国国家海洋与大气管理局气候预报中心日降水量和美国国家环境预报中心日再分析资料等,采用青藏高原季风指数（QTPM index,QTPMI）和BSISO指数,分析QTPSM和BSISO对中国西南地区雨季旱涝的影响及协同作用机制。结果表明：（1）QTPSM的强度与中国西南地区雨季降水量呈反相关,活跃阶段的QTPSM(active QTPSM,AQ)抑制西南地区降水,抑制阶段的QTPSM(inactive QTPSM,IAQ)促进西南地区降水。（2）在BSISO第一模态的5、6相位和第二模态的3、4相位期间,中国西南地区雨季极端降水发生概率增大;而在BSISO第一模态的2、3相位和第二模态的6、7相位期...     

北半球夏季大气低频振荡演变特征及其与华北夏季降水的关系

本文采用1981～2010年夏季5～10月逐日的（10°S～50°N,40°E～160°E）范围内向外长波辐射OLR（Outgoing Longwave Radiation）资料和850 hPa层纬向风速资料（简称U850）作经验EOF（Empirical Orthogonal Function）分解,重新计算北半球夏季大气低频振荡BSISO（Boreal Summer Intraseasonal Oscillation）指数,并分析了其演变特征及其对华北夏季降水的影响规律。结果表明:（1）在北半球夏季印度洋—西北太平洋地区存在两种明显的低频信号,一种是BSISO1,空间分布呈西北—东南倾斜状,从热带印度洋向东北方向传播,振荡周期约为45 d;另一种是BSISO2,空间分布呈西南—东北倾斜状,从西北太平洋向西北方向传播,振荡周期约为20 d。（2）BSISO主要是通过影响大气环流和水汽输送来影响华北夏季降水过程。在500 hPa层,BSISO信号会造成华北地区东部副热带高压位置南北移动和强度发生变化来影响华北夏季降水;在850 hPa层,BSISO信号会通过伴随的气旋性或反气旋性异常环流影响向华北的水汽输送来影响华北夏季降水。（3）虽然热带大气季节内振荡MJO（Madden-Julian Oscillation）信号在全年都存在,但其变化在冬半年尤其冬季振幅最大,在夏季最小。BSISO信号变化在夏半年尤其夏季振幅最大。因此,利用热带大气低频信号开展延伸期降水过程预测,冬半年可以重点考虑MJO的影响,夏半年重点考虑BSISO的影响。     

亚非夏季风的年代际变化:大西洋多年代际振荡与太平洋年代际振荡的协同作用

亚非夏季风系统包括非洲夏季风、南亚夏季风和东亚夏季风。它是全球季风系统中具有高度整体一致性变化的系统,其主要原因是亚非夏季风系统具有相同的主要驱动力:AMO(Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation,大西洋多年代际振荡)和PDO(Pacific Decadal Oscillation,太平洋年代际振荡)海洋年代际变化模态。在此前提下,本文首先阐述了AMO对亚非夏季风的强迫作用与遥相关作用,特别强调了它在亚非夏季风及其降水年代际转型中的作用;其次讨论了PDO与冬春积雪的年代际变化对东亚夏季风雨带的协同作用;最后综合分析了AMO、PDO与IOBM(Indian Ocean Basin Mode,印度洋海盆一致模态)的协同作用,指出印度洋海洋模态在年代尺度上独立于AMO与PDO的相关组合,主要起着加强东亚夏季风活动的作用。     

Decadal change in the boreal summer intraseasonal oscillation

A decadal change in activity of the boreal summer intraseasonal oscillation (BSISO) was identified at a broad scale. The change was more prominent during August–October in the boreal summer. The BSISO activity during 1999–2008 (P2) was significantly greater than that during 1984–1998 (P1). Compared to P1, convection in the BSISO was enhanced and the phase speed of northward-propagating convection was reduced in P2. Under background conditions, warm sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies in P2 were apparent over the tropical Indian Ocean and the western tropical Pacific. The former supplied favorable conditions for the active convection of the BSISO, whereas the latter led to a strengthened Walker circulation through enhanced convection. This induced descending anomalies over the tropical Indian Ocean. Thermal convection tends to be suppressed by descending anomalies, whereas once an active BSISO signal enters the Indian Ocean, convection is enhanced through convective instability by positive SST anomalies. After P2, the BSISO activity was weakened during 2009–2014 (P3). Compared to P2, convective activity in the BSISO tended to be inactive over the southern tropical Indian Ocean in P3. The phase speed of the northward-propagating convection was accelerated. Under background conditions during P3, warmer SST anomalies over the maritime continent enhance convection, which strengthened the local Hadley circulation between the western tropical Pacific and the southern tropical Indian Ocean. Hence, the convection in the BSISO over the southern tropical Indian Ocean was suppressed. The decadal change in BSISO activity correlates with the variability in seasonal mean SST over the tropical Asian monsoon region, which suggests that it is possible to predict the decadal change.

     

Intraseasonal Oscillation of Tropospheric Ozone over the Indian Summer Monsoon Region

Boreal summer intraseasonal oscillation(BSISO) of lower tropospheric ozone is observed in the Indian summer monsoon(ISM) region on the basis of ERA-Interim reanalysis data and ozonesonde data from the World Ozone and Ultraviolet Radiation Data Centre. The 30–60-day intraseasonal variation of lower-tropospheric ozone shows a northwest–southeast pattern with northeastward propagation in the ISM region. The most significant ozone variations are observed in the Maritime Continent and western North Pacific. In the tropics, ozone anomalies extend from the surface to 300 hPa; however, in extratropical areas, it is mainly observed under 500 hPa. Precipitation caused by BSISO plays a dominant role in modulating the BSISO of lower-tropospheric ozone in the tropics, causing negative/positive ozone anomalies in phases 1–3/5–6. As the BSISO propagates northeastward to the western North Pacific, horizontal transport becomes relatively more important, increasing/reducing tropospheric ozone via anticyclonic/cyclonic anomalies over the western North Pacific in phases 3–4/7–8.As two extreme conditions of the ISM, most of its active/break events occur in BSISO phases 4–7/1–8 when suppressed/enhanced convection appears over the equatorial eastern Indian Ocean and enhanced/suppressed convection appears over India, the Bay of Bengal, and the South China Sea. As a result, the BSISO of tropospheric ozone shows significant positive/negative anomalies over the Maritime Continent, as well as negative/positive anomalies over India, the Bay of Bengal,and the South China Sea in active/break spells of the ISM. This BSISO of tropospheric ozone is more remarkable in break spells than in active spells of the ISM, due to the stronger amplitude of BSISO in the former.     

中国近海海表温度对气候变暖及暂缓的显著响应

基于多套全球海温再分析数据和2种线性趋势分析方法,评估了1958-2014年中国近海海表温度（SST）的变化及其对全球气候变化的响应特征,并与全球平均地表温度特别是与若干重要海区的SST做了比较。研究表明：在全球变暖的显著加速期（1980年代和1990年代）,中国近海区域年平均SST表现出更快速的升温特征,其速率达0.60℃/10a,是同期全球平均升温速率的5倍以上;在变暖暂缓期（1998-2014年）,中国近海SST出现显著的下降趋势。研究还表明,中国近海区域SST的年代际变化与太平洋年代际涛动（PDO）的位相转换一致,前者SST的快速上升（下降）期与PDO正（负）位相最大值的时期相对应,PDO可能是通过东亚季风和黑潮影响中国近海SST的年代际变化。     

Asian summer monsoon onset in simulations and CMIP5 projections using four Chinese climate models

The reproducibility and future changes of the onset of the Asian summer monsoon were analyzed based on the simulations and projections under the Representative Concentration Pathways(RCP) scenario in which anthropogenic emissions continue to rise throughout the 21 st century(i.e. RCP8.5) by all realizations from four Chinese models that participated in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5(CMIP5). Delayed onset of the monsoon over the Arabian Sea was evident in all simulations for present-day climate, which was associated with a too weak simulation of the low-level Somali jet in May.A consistent advanced onset of the monsoon was found only over the Arabian Sea in the projections, where the advanced onset of the monsoon was accompanied by an increase of rainfall and an anomalous anticyclone over the northern Indian Ocean. In all the models except FGOALS-g2, the enhanced low-level Somali jet transported more water vapor to the Arabian Sea, whereas in FGOALS-g2 the enhanced rainfall was determined more by the increased wind convergence. Furthermore,and again in all models except FGOALS-g2, the equatorial SST warming, with maximum increase over the eastern Pacific,enhanced convection in the central West Pacific and reduced convection over the eastern Indian Ocean and Maritime Continent region, which drove the anomalous anticyclonic circulation over the western Indian Ocean. In contrast, in FGOALS-g2, there was minimal(near-zero) warming of projected SST in the central equatorial Pacific, with decreased convection in the central West Pacific and enhanced convection over the Maritime Continent. The broader-scale differences among the models across the Pacific were related to both the differences in the projected SST pattern and in the present-day simulations.     

印度洋海温年际异常与热带夏季季节内振荡的关系及其数值模拟研究

利用观测分析资料和SINTEX-F海气耦合长时间(70年)数值模拟结果,分析了印度洋海温年际异常与热带夏季季节内振荡(BSISO)各种传播模态之间关系及其物理过程。结果表明,印度洋海温年际异常与热带BSISO关系密切,当印度洋为正(负)偶极子情况,中东印度洋北传BSISO减弱(加强);当印度洋为正(负)海盆异常(BWA)情况,印度洋西太平洋赤道地区(40°E -180°)东传BSISO加强(减弱)。印度洋海温年际变化通过大气环流背景场和BSISO结构影响热带BSISO不同传播模态强度的年际变化。在负(正)偶极子年夏季,由于对流层大气垂直东风切变加强(减弱),对流扰动北侧的正压涡度、边界层水汽辐合加强更明显(不明显),导致形成BSISO较强(弱)的经向不对称结构,因此北传BSISO偏强(减弱)。印度洋BWA模态通过影响赤道西风背景以及海气界面热力交换,导致赤道东传BSISO强度产生变化。在正BWA年夏季,赤道地区西风较明显,当季节内振荡叠加在这种西风背景下,扰动中心的东侧(西侧)风速减弱(加强)更明显,海面蒸发及蒸发潜热减弱(加强)更明显,导致扰动中心的东侧(西侧)海温升高(降低)幅度更大,从而使边界层产生辐合(辐散)更强、水汽更多(少),因此赤道东传BSISO偏强;而在负BWA年,赤道地区西风背景减弱,以上物理过程受削弱使赤道东传BSISO偏弱。     

孟加拉湾西南季风与南海热带季风季节内振荡特征的比较

采用美国国家环境预报中心的向外长波辐射和风场资料及日本气象厅的降水资料,用30-60d滤波后的夏季风指数在孟加拉湾和南海的区域平均值分别代表孟加拉湾西南季风和南海热带季风季节内振荡,对两支季风的季节内振荡特征进行比较分析,发现孟加拉湾西南季风的季节内振荡和南海热带季风的季节内振荡在夏季风期间(5-10月)都有约3次半的波动.夏季风期间,在阿拉伯海-西太平洋纬带上,夏季风的季节内振荡有4次从阿拉伯海的东传和3次从西太平洋的西传,其中7月后东传可直达西太平洋.孟加拉湾和南海在夏季风期间都有4次季节内振荡的经向传播,但孟加拉湾在约15°N以南为季节内振荡从热带东印度洋的北传,在约15°N以北则为副热带季风季节内振荡的南传;而在南海则是4次季节内振荡从热带的北传.在以孟加拉湾西南季风季节内振荡和南海热带季风季节内振荡分别划分的6个位相中,都存在1-3位相和4-6位相中低频对流、环流形势相反的特征,这是由热带东印度洋季节内振荡的东传和北传所致.热带印度洋季节内振荡沿西南-东北向经过约14d传到孟加拉湾,激发了孟加拉湾西南季风季节内振荡的东传,经过约6d到达南海,激发了南海热带季风季节内振荡的北传,经过约25d到达华南,形成热带印度洋季节内振荡向华南的经纬向接力传播(45d).孟加拉湾西南季风季节内振荡所影响的降水主要是在20°N以南的热带雨带随低频对流的东移而东移;而南海热带季风季节内振荡所影响的降水除了这种热带雨带随低频对流的东移外,还有在20°N以北的东亚副热带地区存在雨带随南海低频对流的北移而北移.     

热带夏季风场与对流场季节内振荡传播模比较

利用1979-2007年卫星观测日平均OLR资料以及NCEP/DOE第2套再分析资料中的风场资料,采用有限区域波一频分析、合成分析等方法,分析对比对流层高、低层风场与对流场所表征的热带北半球夏季季节内振荡(BSISO)各种传播模态谱分布气候特征及其年际异常。结果表明:各要素反映的BSISO各种模态的气候特征及其年际变化存在一定差异,总体而言对流层低层风(850hPa纬向风或经向风)与对流比较一致。850hPa经向风(纬向风)所反映的纬向(经向)传播BSISO谱分布气候特征与对流情况最相似。在ENSO发展年,850hPa经向风反映的赤道东传波加强趋势与对流较为一致;850hPa纬向风、经向风反映的北传波变化趋势都与对流相似。在ENSO衰减年,850hPa纬向风(经向风)反映的赤道东传波(赤道外西传波)减弱趋势与对流较为一致;对流以及850hPa经向风、200hPa纬向风和200hPa经向风4种要素都能体现南海及周边地区北传波明显减弱这一特征。对流和850hPa纬向风所反映的北传波与印度洋偶极子模态之间关系一致。     

Effects of air�Csea coupling on the boreal summer intraseasonal oscillations over the tropical Indian Ocean

The effects of air?Csea coupling over the tropical Indian Ocean (TIO) on the eastward- and northward-propagating boreal summer intraseasonal oscillation (BSISO) are investigated by comparing a fully coupled (CTL) and a partially decoupled Indian Ocean (pdIO) experiment using SINTEX-F coupled GCM. Air?Csea coupling over the TIO significantly enhances the intensity of both the eastward and northward propagations of the BSISO. The maximum spectrum differences of the northward- (eastward-) propagating BSISO between the CTL and pdIO reach 30% (25%) of their respective climatological values. The enhanced eastward (northward) propagation is related to the zonal (meridional) asymmetry of sea surface temperature anomaly (SSTA). A positive SSTA appears to the east (north) of the BSISO convection, which may positively feed back to the BSISO convection. In addition, air?Csea coupling may enhance the northward propagation through the changes of the mean vertical wind shear and low-level specific humidity. The interannual variations of the TIO regulate the air?Csea interaction effect. Air?Csea coupling enhances (reduces) the eastward-propagating spectrum during the negative Indian Ocean dipole (IOD) mode, positive Indian Ocean basin (IOB) mode and normal years (during positive IOD and negative IOB years). Such phase dependence is attributed to the role of the background mean westerly in affecting the wind-evaporation-SST feedback. A climatological weak westerly in the equatorial Indian Ocean can be readily reversed by anomalous zonal SST gradients during the positive IOD and negative IOB events. Although the SSTA is always positive to the northeast of the BSISO convection for all interannual modes, air?Csea coupling reduces the zonal asymmetry of the low-level specific humidity and thus the eastward propagation spectrum during the positive IOD and negative IOB modes, while strengthening them during the other modes. Air?Csea coupling enhances the northward propagation under all interannual modes due to the persistent westerly monsoon flow over the northern Indian Ocean.     

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.