Relationships between Regional Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall and Eurasian Snow Cover

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Diurnal Variation of Southwest Monsoon Rainfall at Indian Stations

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欧亚遥相关型对印度夏季风与华北夏季降水间关系的影响

利用国家气候中心160站月平均降水资料、印度热带气象研究所的全印度月平均降水资料和NCEP/NCAR的再分析资料,从年际和年代际角度分别研究了欧亚遥相关型（Eurasian teleconnection,EU）对印度夏季风与华北夏季降水关系的影响,并探究其物理机制。结果表明,EU与印度夏季风之间的相关系数只有-0.078,二者相互独立。印度夏季风与华北夏季降水有正相关关系（Indian Summer Monsoon and North China Summer Rainfall,ISM-NCSR）,且在正EU位相时,ISM-NCSR关系较弱;负EU位相时,ISM-NCSR关系较强。这是由于EU负位相时,贝加尔湖右侧存在反气旋环流,有利于北风及冷空气南下。因此,强印度季风时北上的暖湿气流在华北地区与偏北风相遇形成锋面,有利于华北降水;弱印度季风时华北地区完全被强北风控制,水汽输送通道被阻断,不利于降水,从而导致ISM-NCSR关系强。正EU位相时与此相反,相关关系弱。     

过去500年印度夏季风降水与ENSO的关系

为了研究大尺度背景场对ENSO和印度夏季风降水关系的调制作用,更好地预报气候变暖背景下印度夏季风降水的年际变化,本文利用重建的10套ENSO指数和印度降水资料,研究了ENSO和印度夏季风降水在过去500 a(1470-1999年)中的关系,其存在的原因以及如何理解这一现象,主要侧重于ENSO对印度夏季风的影响.结果 表...     

Relationship between Indian and East Asian Summer Rainfall Variations

The Indian and East Asian summer monsoons are two components of the whole Asian summer monsoon system.Previous studies have indicated in-phase and out-of-phase variations between Indian and East Asian summer rainfall.The present study reviews the current understanding of the connection between Indian and East Asian summer rainfall.The review covers the relationship of northern China,southern Japan,and South Korean summer rainfall with Indian summer rainfall;the atmospheric circulation anomalies connecting Indian and East Asian summer rainfall variations; the long-term change in the connection between Indian and northern China rainfall and the plausible reasons for the change; and the influence of ENSO on the relationship between Indian and East Asian summer rainfall and its change.While much progress has been made about the relationship between Indian and East Asian summer rainfall variations,there are several remaining issues that need investigation.These include the processes involved in the connection between Indian and East Asian summer rainfall,the non-stationarity of the connection and the plausible reasons,the influences of ENSO on the relationship,the performance of climate models in simulating the relationship between Indian and East Asian summer rainfall,and the relationship between Indian and East Asian rainfall intraseasonal fluctuations.     

印度洋偶极子与中国秋季降水的关系

利用1950--1999年Hadley中心全球海温资料、NCEP／NCAR再分析资料以及国家气象局整编的160站降水资料，分析讨论了夏季印度洋偶极子与中国秋季降水的时滞关系及秋季印度洋偶极子与同期中国降水的关系。结果表明：夏、秋季印度洋偶极子均与中国南方秋季降水有很好的正相关关系；通过对印度洋偶极子时期秋季异常环流场特征分析，发现正偶极子时期中国西南部受中层槽前西南气流影响，带来充足水汽，同时低层为异常气旋性环流控制，使该地区降水增加。     

Relationships between rainy days,mean daily intensity and seasonal rainfall in normal,flood and drought years over india

There are limitations in using the seasonal rainfall total in studies of Monsoon rainfall climatology. A correlation analysis of the individual station seasonal rainfall with all India seasonal mean rainfall has been made. After taking the significance test (strictly up to 5% level) the stations which are significantly correlated have been considered in this study in normal, flood and drought years respectively. Analysis of seasonal rainfall data of 50 stations spread over a period of 41 years suggests that a linear relationship fits better than the logarithmic relationship when seasonal rain-fall versus number of rainy days is studied. The linear relationship is also found to be better in the case of seasonal rainfall versus mean daily intensity.     

Diurnal variation in the initiation of rainfall over the Indian subcontinent during two different monsoon seasons of 2008 and 2009

In the present study, the diurnal variations in the time of initiation of rainfall, during two contrasting monsoon seasons of 2008 (below normal) and 2009 (normal) over the Indian subcontinent and surrounding oceanic areas has been analyzed. Harmonic analysis was used to detect the spatial variation of the diurnal cycle of the time of initiation of rainfall, as obtained at half-hourly intervals from the Kalpana 1 satellite. In general, the diurnal cycle in the time of initiation is strongest in regions where convective clouds are predominant, while it is weaker in regions where the clouds are predominantly stratiform with long-lived medium to high cloud cover. In the interior of the subcontinent, the time of maximum mainly occurred in the afternoon to evening hours, with a distinct southeast to northwest gradation. Substantial spatial variations were detected in the diurnal patterns between a normal and below normal monsoon years. Spatially, rainfall is initiated later in 2009 compared to 2008 over most of the interior of the Indian subcontinent. The most distinct difference was observed over the core monsoon region in central India, where the diurnal patterns were stronger in 2009 compared to 2008. On the other hand, over the oceans surrounding the Indian subcontinent, the initiation times are generally earlier in 2009.     

Convective activity over heat-low region and Indian summer monsoon rainfall during contrasting phases of ESI tendency

In this paper, the changes in convective activity over heat-low region over northwest India during contrasting phases of effective strength index (ESI) tendency have been examined. During contrasting phases of ESI tendency, evolution of surface pressure and temperature field over India from winter to spring is exactly opposite, and hence, the heat-low over northwest India depicts temporal and spatial variations in magnitude and location. During positive ESI tendency, the evolution of surface cooling and high surface pressure from winter to spring suggests reduced convective activity over heat-low region, while during the negative phase of ESI tendency, anomalously warm surface temperatures and low surface pressure evolve from winter to spring suggesting enhanced convective activity over the heat low region. The temporal variability in the relationship between surface temperature/pressure over heat-low region and Indian summer monsoon rainfall (ISMR) is also examined in this paper. During positive ESI tendency, heat-low temperature anomaly in February is significantly associated with ISMR, whereas during negative ESI tendency, both temperature/pressure over heat-low region in May are significantly associated with ISMR. These parameters may help in long range forecasting of ISMR.     

Relationship between 500 hPa ridge axis positions over the indian and the west Pacific regions and the Indian summer monsoon rainfall

500 hPa ridge positions over the Indian and the West Pacific regions during April are related with the summer monsoon rainfall over India. The ridge position over the Indian region shows better relation with monsoon rainfall than that shown by the ridge over the Pacific region. The multiple correlation of these ridge positions with monsoon rainfall exceeds 0.7. These predictive relationships are better than those shown by other parameters, viz. (1) Northern Hemispheric surface temperature; (2) East-Pacific sea surface tempera-ture; (3) El-Nino events and (4) Tahiti-Darwin pressure difference, and index of southern oscillation, over the 30-year samples analysed.     

江淮流域梅雨期降水的空间非均匀分布与前期海温的关系

利用中国气象局提供的1978-2007年全国753站逐日降水资料、NECP/NCAR提供的逐日再分析资料和NOAA提供的第2套扩展重建海温资料,从区域整体角度确定了近30 a（1978-2007年）江淮流域梅雨期.采用EOF（empirical orthogonal function,经验正交函数）分析,讨论了江淮流域梅雨期降水空间非均匀分布特征,着重研究了影响江淮梅雨空间非均匀分布的前期海温关键区及关键时段.结果表明：全区一致梅雨旱涝与前期冬季北太平洋鄂霍次克海附近的海温异常有密切的联系.当前期冬季该海域海温偏高时,冬季风偏弱,对应后期梅雨一致偏涝,反之则偏旱.5月南海至台湾和菲律宾以东附近海温偏低,江淮流域梅雨量偏多,反之则偏少.梅雨的南北反相分布与前期秋冬季中印度洋的海温有非常密切的关系,当前一年10月至当年1月中印度洋海温偏高时,梅雨期850 hPa江淮之间易形成切变线,有利于梅雨区“南旱北涝”,反之则“南涝北旱”.梅雨的东西反相分布与前期秋、冬季热带中东太平洋的海温关系密切,ENSO事件有可能通过影响西太平洋副热带高压的东西位置,从而引起东亚大气环流异常,导致梅雨东西分布反相.前期秋季和冬季热带中东太平洋海温偏高年（对应ENSO暖事件）,西太副高位置偏西,有利于梅雨区“东旱西涝”,反之则“东涝西旱”.     

初夏孟加拉湾东部降水异常对印度洋海温偶极子的触发作用

基于1982—2013年逐月NCEP资料及GODAS资料,采用回归分析、合成分析以及2.5层简化海洋模式数值模拟等方法,研究了热带东印度洋的大气和海洋过程对印度洋海温偶极子(IOD,Indian Ocean Dipole)东极(IODE,IOD East pole)海温异常的影响。结果表明,IODE海温异常的演变超前IOD西极(IODW,IOD West pole)海温异常的演变,并对IOD事件的生成和发展起到关键作用。初夏,来自阿拉伯海、中南半岛地区以及孟加拉湾西南部的水汽输送,导致孟加拉湾东部出现强降水。降水释放的潜热在热带东印度形成了一个跨越赤道的经向环流,有利于加强赤道东印度洋的过赤道气流,并在苏门答腊沿岸形成偏南风异常。该异常偏南风通过影响混合层垂向夹卷混合过程和纬向平流过程,导致IODE海温迅速下降。随后赤道东南印度洋异常东南风迅速增强以及赤道中印度洋东风异常的出现,增强了自东南印度洋向西印度洋的水汽输送,削弱了向孟加拉湾的水汽输送,使西南印度洋的降水增强,孟加拉湾东部的降水减弱。因此,IOD达到盛期前孟加拉湾东部的降水通过局地经向环流在苏门答腊沿岸形成偏南风异常,导致苏门答腊沿岸迅速的降温,并最终导致IOD事件的发生。     

夏季新疆降水异常与印度降水的关系

利用1960-2003年6～8月新疆75个气象站降水量、印度地区降水量和NCEP/NCAR再分析资料,分析了新疆夏季降水量与印度降水之间的关系,以及印度降水变化与新疆降水异常联系的可能的物理机制.研究表明.印度降水与新疆夏季降水量之间存在显著的反相关关系,它们之间的线性相关系数为-0.39.夏季印度降水变化与其西北侧的西亚-中亚地区对流层平均温度呈显著正相关,从而与对流层高层南亚高压中心东西振荡和高压西部强弱,西亚地氏副热带西风急流(西亚急流)强度和南北位置振荡,500 hPa伊朗高压南北和东西振荡密切联系,夏季印度降水变化通过与这些影响新疆降水的系统联系而与新疆夏季降水呈显著的反相关关系.Eliassen-Palto通量(EP通量)的动力学诊断分析进一步表明,印度季风偏强(偏弱)导致南亚高压两侧由南向北进入亚洲西风急流人口处的波作用通量偏强(偏弱),使得西亚急流偏强(偏弱)、偏北(偏南).     

Relationships between interannual variability in the Arabian Sea and Indian summer monsoon rainfall

Summary The interannual variability of the monthly mean upper layer thickness for the central Arabian Sea (5°N-15° N and 60° E-70° E) from a numerical model of the Indian Ocean during the period 1954–1976 is investigated in relation to Indian monsoon rainfall variability. The variability in the surface structure of the Somali Current in the western Arabian Sea is also briefly discussed. It is found that these fields show a great deal of interannual variability that is correlated with variability in Indian monsoon rainfall. Model upper layer thickness (H) is taken as a surrogate variable for thermocline depth, which is assumed to be correlated with sea surface temperature. In general, during the period 1967 to 1974, which is a period of lower than normal monsoon rainfall, the upper ocean warm water sphere is thicker (deeper thermocline which implies warmer surface water); in contrast, during the period 1954–1966, which is a period of higher than normal monsoon rainfall, the upper warm water sphere is thinner (shallower thermocline which implies cooler surface water). The filtered time series of uppper layer thickness indieates the presence of a quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) during the wet monsoon period, but this QBO signal is conspicuously absent during the dry monsoon period.Since model H primarily responds to wind stress curl, the interannual variability of the stress curl is investigated by means of an empirical orthogonal function (EOF) analysis. The first three EOF modes represent more than 72% of the curl variance. The spatial patterns for these modes exhibit many elements of central Arabian Sea climatology. Features observed include the annual variation in the intensity of the summer monsoon ridge in the Arabian Sea and the annual zonal oscillation of the ridge during pre- and post-monsoon seasons. The time coefficients for the first EOF amplitude indicate the presence of a QBO during the wet monsoon period only, as seen in the ocean upper layer thickness.The variability in the model upper layer thickness is a passive response to variability in the wind field, or more specifically to variability in the Findlater Jet. When the winds are stronger, they drive stronger currents in the ocean and have stronger curl fields associated with them, driving stronger Ekman pumping. They transport more moisture from the southern hemisphere toward the Indian subcontinent, and they also drive a greater evaporative heat flux beneath the Findlater Jet in the Arabian Sea. It has been suggested that variability in the heat content of the Arabian Sea drives variability in Indian monsoon rainfall. The results of this study suggest that the opposite is true, that the northern Arabian Sea responds passively to variability in the monsoon system.With 10 Figures     

Relationship over southern China between the summer rainfall induced by tropical cyclones and that by monsoon

本文分析华南夏季风降水(P_(SM))与热带气旋降水(P_(TC))在年际和年代际尺度上的物理联系,结果表明:在年际变化上,华南P_(SM)与P_(TC)呈显著负相关。南海-西北太平洋的气旋性涡度和相对湿度增加以及垂直风切变减弱,有利于更多的热带气旋生成,从而使得华南P_(TC)增加。同时异常增暖的赤道中太平洋SST和异常偏冷的北印度洋SST会激发南海-西太平洋异常气旋,加之中国东部-日本异常反气旋的作用,使得华南P_(SM)减少。在年代际尺度上,华南P_(SM)与P_(TC)呈显著正相关,在1990s初华南P_(SM)与P_(TC)明显增加。其中,南海生成的热带气旋对华南P_(TC)年代际增多有重要贡献。前期冬春季西太平洋持续异常偏暖的SST会通过垂直环流的作用引起热带印度洋SST增暖并持续到夏季,之后偏暖的热带印度洋SST又反馈作用于西北太平洋异常反气旋,使得华南P_(SM)增加。1990s初南海夏季风爆发年代际偏早,促使华南上空的大气显热源从5月持续增加至夏季,从而有助于东亚副热带夏季风的增强和华南P_(SM)增加。     

春季热带南大西洋海表温度异常与夏季亚澳季风区降水异常的联系

利用1979—2019年Hadley中心的海表温度资料、GPCP的降水资料以及NCEP-DOE的再分析资料等,分析了北半球春季热带南大西洋海表温度异常与北半球夏季亚澳季风区降水异常的联系。研究表明,北半球春季热带南大西洋海表温度异常与随后夏季热带西太平洋到南海（澳大利亚东侧海域到热带东印度洋）地区的降水异常为显著负相关（正相关）关系。北半球春季热带南大西洋的海表温度正异常可以引起热带大西洋和热带太平洋间的异常垂直环流,其中异常上升支（下沉支）位于热带大西洋（热带中太平洋）。热带中太平洋的异常下沉气流和低层辐散气流引起热带中西太平洋低层的异常东风,后者有利于热带中东太平洋海表温度出现负异常。通过Bjerknes正反馈机制,热带中东太平洋海表温度异常从北半球春季到夏季得到发展。热带中东太平洋海表温度负异常激发的Rossby波使得北半球夏季热带西太平洋低层出现一对异常反气旋。此时,850 hPa上热带西太平洋到海洋性大陆地区为显著的异常东风,有利于热带西太平洋到南海（澳大利亚东侧海域到热带东印度洋）地区出现异常的水汽辐散（辐合）,导致该地区降水减少（增加）。     

Universal inverse power-law distribution for temperature and rainfall in the UK region

Meteorological parameters, such as temperature, rainfall, pressure, etc., exhibit selfsimilar space–time fractal fluctuations generic to dynamical systems in nature such as fluid flows, spread of forest fires, earthquakes, etc. The power spectra of fractal fluctuations display inverse power-law form signifying long-range correlations. A general systems theory model predicts universal inverse power-law form incorporating the golden mean for the fractal fluctuations. The model predicted distribution was compared with observed distribution of fractal fluctuations of all size scales (small, large and extreme values) in the historic month-wise temperature (maximum and minimum) and total rainfall for the four stations Oxford, Armagh, Durham and Stornoway in the UK region, for data periods ranging from 92 years to 160 years. For each parameter, the two cumulative probability distributions, namely c_max and c_min starting from respectively maximum and minimum data value were used. The results of the study show that (i) temperature distributions (maximum and minimum) follow model predicted distribution except for Stornowy, minimum temperature c_min. (ii) Rainfall distribution for c_min follow model predicted distribution for all the four stations. (iii) Rainfall distribution for c_max follows model predicted distribution for the two stations Armagh and Stornoway. The present study suggests that fractal fluctuations result from the superimposition of eddy continuum fluctuations.     

2004年夏季经向型雨带及其与印度洋偶极模异常海温的关系

针对2004年夏季降水为南北向雨带分布的异常特点,利用NCEP/NCAR再分析资料对可能造成2004年准经向降水分布的海温场、高度场及水汽输送特征进行了分析,并与夏季降水呈纬向分布的2003年进行了比对.分析结果表明,2004年夏季西太平洋副热带高压偏北、偏东,中国大陆中纬度地区东部为异常偏东水汽输送,西部为异常偏西的水汽输送,东、西风在110°E形成南北向交界,有利于形成南北经向型的水汽辐合和降水分布.而在2003年夏季,西太平洋副热带高压偏南、偏西,在长江以南形成稳定的带状副高,有利于雨带长时间稳定在副高北侧的淮河流域,同时中国大陆35°N以南地区为异常偏西水汽输送,以北地区为异常偏东的水汽输送,正、负异常纬向风形成东西向交界,有利于形成东西纬向型的水汽辐合和带状降水分布.对海温状况的分析发现,虽然2003年和2004年太平洋异常海温信号较弱,但印度洋和中国大陆近海海温却有明显的差异,2004年夏季西北太平洋异常海温北高南低,西印度洋海温异常偏冷,赤道热带印度洋海温呈东暖西冷的偶极模负相位特征.而在2003年淮河强降水发生同期,西北太平洋异常海温南高北低,西印度洋海温异常偏暖,赤道热带印度洋海温呈东冷西暖的偶极模正相位特征.因此,印度洋异常海温偶极模的不同相位可能是造成2003、2004年中国夏季降水不同雨带分布型的重要原因.利用中国160个代表站1950～1999的降水资料,进一步分析了印度洋偶极模不同相位异常海温对中国夏季降水的影响,结果发现,印度洋偶极模正相位有利于中国南方降水的西移和北方降水的东进,趋向于形成东西纬向型降水分布; 而印度洋偶极模负相位有利于中国南方降水的东退和北方降水的西移,趋向于形成南北经向型降水分布.