Interdecadal variability of the East Asian summer monsoon in an AGCM

It is well known that significant interdecadal variation of the East Asian summer monsoon （EASM） occurred around the end of the 1970s. Whether these variations can be attributed to the evolution of global sea surface temperature （SST） and sea ice concentration distribution is investigated with an atmospheric general circulation model （AGCM）. The model is forced with observed monthly global SST and sea ice evolution through 1958-1999. A total of four integrations starting from different initial conditions are carried out. It is found that only one of these reproduces the observed interdecadal changes of the EASM after the 1970s, including weakened low-level meridional wind, decreased surface air temperature and increased sea level pressure in central China, as well as the southwestward shift of the western Pacific subtropical high ridge and the strengthened 200-hPa westerlies. This discrepancy among these simulated results suggests that the interdecadal variation of the EASM cannot be accounted for by historical global SST and sea ice evolution. Thus, the possibility that the interdecadal timescale change of monsoon is a natural variability of the coupled climate system evolution cannot be excluded.     

我国今冬和明春气候异常与沙尘气候形势的模式预测初步报告

首次利用气候模式作了跨年度的针对冬季和春季气候异常形势的预测试验.预测结果显示,今冬的气候特点为,我国北方降水正常,南方略偏多,气温在我国全境基本为正常,因此,不会出现暖冬现象,而欧亚大陆北部则为明显的暖冬.预测结果还表明,明春我国西北、华北、东北降水正常,其他地区略多,全国气温均较正常,因此,明春的沙尘暴形势如常,不会出现超出常年的春季沙尘暴形势.但由于近些年的气候变化趋势使然,明春的沙尘暴仍可能在局部时空段内相当严重.     

Relationship between Bering Sea Ice Cover and East Asian Winter Monsoon Year-to-Year Variations

In this study,the relationship between year-to-year variations in the Bering Sea ice cover(BSIC) and the East Asian winter monsoon(EAWM) for the period 1969-2001 was documented.The time series of total ice cover in the eastern Bering Sea correlated with the EAWM index at 0.49,indicating that they are two tightly related components.Our results show that the BSIC was closely associated with the simultaneous local and large-scale atmosphere over the Asian-northern Pacific region.Heavy BSIC corresponded to weaker EAWM circulations and light BSIC corresponded to stronger EAWM circulations.Thus,the BSIC should be considered as one of the possible factors affecting the EAWM variation.     

高纬度淡水强迫增强背景下大西洋经向翻转环流的响应及其机制

利用卑尔根海洋－大气－海冰耦合气候模式(Bergen Climate Model, 简称BCM), 研究在北冰洋及北欧海淡水强迫增强的背景下, 大西洋经向翻转环流(Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, 简称AMOC)的响应及其机制, 着重讨论了海表热力性质、北大西洋深层水 (North Atlantic Deep Water, 简称NADW) 的生成率、 海洋内部等密度层间的垂直混合 (Diapycnal Mixing, 简称DM) 以及大气风场等物理过程随AMOC的响应所发生的时间演变特征。结果显示, 在持续150年增强 (强度为0.4 Sv) 的淡水强迫下 (淡水试验, FW1), AMOC的强度表现为前50年的快速减弱和在接下来100年中的逐渐恢复。同时, 在淡水试验的前50年北大西洋高纬度海表盐度 (Sea Surface Salinity, 简称SSS) 减小, 海水密度降低, 冬季对流混合减弱, 导致NADW生成率快速减弱; 在接下来的100年中, 尽管增强的淡水强迫依然维持, 由于海洋内部自身的调节和海气相互作用, 导致了AMOC的逐渐恢复。恢复机制可以概括为: (1) 随着向南的NADW的减少, 大西洋中低纬度海水垂直层结逐渐减弱, DM随之逐渐增强, 有利于中低纬度海盆内深层水的上升; (2) 南半球西风应力增强与东风应力的减弱及北半球东风的增强使得大西洋向北的埃克曼体积通量净传输恢复; (3) 大西洋向北的盐度传输逐渐恢复及次极地回旋区降水的减弱, 导致SSS和NADW生成率的恢复, 与之对应, AMOC逐渐恢复。研究还发现, 淡水试验中, NADW的恢复主要以厄尔明格海 (Irminger Sea) 为主, 冬季北大西洋海平面气压场 (SLP) 呈现类似正北大西洋涛动 (NAO+) 的模态, 热带降水中心移到赤道以南, 大西洋热带SSS增强。     

Climate Responses to Direct Radiative Forcing of Anthropogenic Aerosols,Tropospheric Ozone,and Long-Lived Greenhouse Gases in Eastern China over 1951–2000

A unified chemistry-aerosol-climate model is applied in this work to compare climate responses to chang- ing concentrations of long-lived greenhouse gases(GHGs,CO2,CH4,N2O),tropospheric O3,and aerosols during the years 1951–2000.Concentrations of sulfate,nitrate,primary organic carbon(POA),secondary organic carbon(SOA),black carbon(BC)aerosols,and tropospheric O3 for the years 1950 and 2000 are obtained a priori by coupled chemistry-aerosol-GCM simulations,and then monthly concentrations are in- terpolated ...     

中国科学院大气物理研究所短期气候预测系统的改进及其对1998年全国汛期旱涝形势的预测

通过引入改善了地表反照率参数化方案的中国科学院大气物理研究所（ＩＡＰ）大气环流模式,我们对ＩＡＰ短期气候距平预测系统（ＩＡＰＰＳＳＣＡ）中的大气模式部分进行了改进。利用改进前后的ＩＡＰＰＳＳＣＡ,我们对１９８０～１９９４共１５年中国夏季降水异常进行了集合预报检验,与实测结果比较表明,改进后的ＩＡＰＰＳＳＣＡ对江淮和华南地区的预报技巧与原先的系统相比只是有略微的提高,但对我国东北、华北、河套区域以及整个中国东部的预报技巧则比原系统有较大程度的提高,从而表明气候模式中陆面过程的正确表述可以提高模式气候预测的能力。利用改进的ＩＡＰＰＳＳＣＡ和ＩＡＰＥＮＳＯ预测系统提供的预测海温距平,我们对１９９８年中国夏季降水异常进行了预报（该预测３月份提供给有关单位）。今与实际情况比较表明,改进了的ＩＡＰＰＳＳＣＡ和ＩＡＰＥＮＳＯ预测系统耦合,对１９９８我国夏季旱涝形势的预测与实测基本相符,但强度较小,说明有一定预报能力,但也还有许多问题。     

Interannual Weakening of the Tropical Pacific Walker Circulation Due to Strong Tropical Volcanism

In order to examine the response of the tropical Pacific Walker circulation(PWC) to strong tropical volcanic eruptions(SVEs), we analyzed a three-member long-term simulation performed with Had CM3, and carried out four additional CAM4 experiments. We found that the PWC shows a significant interannual weakening after SVEs. The cooling effect from SVEs is able to cool the entire tropics. However, cooling over the Maritime Continent is stronger than that over the central-eastern tropical Pacific. Thus, non-uniform zonal temperature anomalies can be seen following SVEs. As a result, the sea level pressure gradient between the tropical Pacific and the Maritime Continent is reduced, which weakens trade winds over the tropical Pacific. Therefore, the PWC is weakened during this period. At the same time, due to the cooling subtropical and midlatitude Pacific, the Intertropical Convergence Zone(ITCZ) and South Pacific convergence zone(SPCZ) are weakened and shift to the equator. These changes also contribute to the weakened PWC. Meanwhile, through the positive Bjerknes feedback, weakened trade winds cause El Nino-like SST anomalies over the tropical Pacific, which in turn further influence the PWC. Therefore, the PWC significantly weakens after SVEs. The CAM4 experiments further confirm the influences from surface cooling over the Maritime Continent and subtropical/midlatitude Pacific on the PWC. Moreover, they indicate that the stronger cooling over the Maritime Continent plays a dominant role in weakening the PWC after SVEs. In the observations,a weakened PWC and a related El Nino-like SST pattern can be found following SVEs.     

太平洋年代际振荡的年代际预测方法

太平洋年代际振荡(PDO)是北太平洋海表温度年代际变率的主模态。由于太平洋年代际振荡对区域乃至全球气候的显著影响,其合理的预测结果可以带来多方面收益。然而,针对太平洋年代际振荡及其有关的海表温度的年代际预测,目前气候模式的预测水平还十分有限,因此,提出了一个新的增量方法。一系列的验证结果表明,增量方法可以有效预测太平洋年代际振荡,其中包括成功预测出其振荡的年代际转折。增量方法的预测过程主要包括3个步骤:(1)采用5 a滑动平均得到太平洋年代际振荡的年代际变率;(2)利用3 a增量形式的预测因子构建预测模型,预测3 a增量的太平洋年代际振荡(DI_PDO);(3)将预测得到的DI_PDO加上3 a前的观测PDO,得到最后预测的PDO。增量方法亦可以应用到气候系统年代际内部变率的其他模态(如:北大西洋年代际振荡)和其他气候变量的年代际预测(如:海表温度)。     

中国气候预测研究与业务发展的回顾

天气预报是指一周内至两周时间尺度的气象预报,而月季及以上时间尺度的预报则属于气候预测范畴。中国的气候预测起步很早,无论在研究工作中还是在业务应用上都取得了显著成就。文中扼要回顾了这些研究和业务发展成就,重点包括:对于季风和梅雨、寒潮的早期认知和后期研究发现、早期气候预测业务发展概况、动力气候预测的早期探索、动力-统计气候预测方法的研制和应用、气候预测模式的发展以及初始化和多模式集合预测、东亚气候系统变异的全方位探索、气候预测范畴的不断拓展和气候预测研究的不断创新。也对未来气候预测研究和业务发展提出了几个重大挑战性课题,涉及不同时间尺度气候变异过程之间的相互作用、季节内至年代际气候预测、气候系统模式及初始化、动力-统计相结合的气候预测方法等方面。     

基于土壤水势变化的灌溉节水机理与调控阈值

大量试验结果表明,在农田灌溉过程中,土壤含水率及水势变化具有入渗排气、渗吸增能、吸脱水减能和缓慢脱水减能的阶段性特征。当土壤处于水分亏缺状态急需补充水分(土壤吸水)时,土壤水势梯度大于1.0 cmH2O/cm;当土壤水分得到充分补给达到过水(土壤含水率不变,且水通量不为零)状态时,土壤水势梯度等于1.0 cmH2O/cm;当土壤中水分过剩而处于脱水(流出大于流入水量)状态时,土壤水势梯度小于1 cmH2O/cm。由此,根据上述特征指导农田灌溉调控节水,其中土壤层下部(深度15~60 cm)的水势梯度等于或小于1.0 cmH2O/cm可作为监测及预警节水灌溉的阈值。