Chinese summer extreme rainfall often brings huge economic losses, so the prediction of summer extreme rainfall is necessary. This study focuses on the predictability of the leading mode of Chinese summer extreme rainfall from empirical orthogonal function(EOF) analysis. The predictors used in this study are Arctic sea ice concentration(ASIC) and regional sea surface temperature(SST) in selected optimal time periods. The most important role that Arctic sea ice(ASI) plays in the appearance of EOF1 may be strengthening the high pressure over North China, thereby preventing water vapor from going north. The contribution of SST is mainly at low latitudes and characterized by a significant cyclone anomaly over South China. The forecast models using predictor ASIC(PA), SST(PS), and the two together(PAS) are established by using data from 1980 to 2004. An independent forecast is made for the last 11 years(2005-2015). The correlation coefficient(COR) skills between the observed and cross-validation reforecast principal components(PC) of the PA, PS, and PAS models are 0.47, 0.66, and 0.76, respectively. These values indicate that SST is a major cause of Chinese summer extreme rainfall during 1980-2004. The COR skill of the PA model during the independent forecast period of 2004-2015 is 0.7, which is significantly higher than those of the PS and PAS models. Thus, the main factor influencing Chinese summer extreme rainfall in recent years has changed from low latitudes to high latitudes. The impact of ASI on Chinese summer extreme rainfall is becoming increasingly significant. 相似文献
More than 240 items of historical records containing climatic information were retrieved from official historical books, local
chronicles, annals and regional meteorological disaster yearbooks. By using moisture index and flood/drought (F/D) index obtained
from the above information, the historical climate change, namely wet-dry conditions in borderland of Shaanxi Province, Gansu
Province and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (BSGN, mainly included Ningxialu, Hezhoulu, Gongchanglu, Fengyuanlu and Yan’anlu
in the Yuan Dynasty) was studied. The results showed that the climate of the region was generally dry and the ratio between
drought and flood disasters was 85/38 during the period of 1208–1369. According to the frequencies of drought-flood disasters,
the whole period could be divided into three phases. (1) 1208–1240: drought dominated the phase with occasional flood disasters.
(2) 1240–1320: long-time drought disasters and extreme drought events happened frequently. (3) 1320–1369: drought disasters
were less severe when flood and drought disasters happened alternately. Besides, the reconstructed wet-dry change curve revealed
obvious transition and periodicity in the Mongol-Yuan Period. The transitions occurred in 1230 and 1325. The wet-dry change
revealed 10- and 23-year quasi-periods which were consistent with solar cycles, indicating that solar activity had affected
the wet-dry conditions of the study region in the Mongol-Yuan Period. The reconstructed results were consistent with two other
study results reconstructed from natural evidences, and were similar to another study results from historical documents. All
the above results showed that the climate in BSGN was characterized by long-time dry condition with frequent severe drought
disasters during 1258 to 1308. Thus, these aspects of climatic changes might have profound impacts on local vegetation and
socio-economic system. 相似文献