Characteristics and variations of the East Asian monsoon system and its impacts on climate disasters in China

Recent advances in studies of the structural characteristics and temporal-spatial variations of the East Asian monsoon （EAM） system and the impact of this system on severe climate disasters in China are reviewed. Previous studies have improved our understanding of the basic characteristics of horizontal and vertical structures and the annual cycle of the EAM system and the water vapor transports in the EAM region. Many studies have shown that the EAM system is a relatively independent subsystem of the Asian- Australian monsoon system, and that there exists an obvious quasi-biennial oscillation with a meridional tripole pattern distribution in the interannual variations of the EAM system. Further analyses of the basic physical processes, both internal and external, that influence the variability of the EAM system indicate that the EAM system may be viewed as an atmosphere-ocean-land coupled system, referred to the EAM climate system in this paper. Further, the paper discusses how the interaction and relationships among various components of this system can be described through the East Asia Pacific （EAP） teleconnection pattern and the teleconnection pattern of meridional upper-tropospheric wind anomalies along the westerly jet over East Asia. Such reasoning suggests that the occurrence of severe floods in the Yangtze and Hualhe River valleys and prolonged droughts in North China are linked, respectively~ to the background interannual and interdecadal variability of the EAM climate system. Besides, outstanding scientific issues related to the EAM system and its impact on climate disasters in China are also discussed.     

Interdecadal Variability of the East Asian Summer Monsoon and Associated Atmospheric Circulations

Based on the National Centers for Environmental Prediction and National Center for Atmospheric Research （NCEP/NCAR） reanalysis data from 1950-1999, interdecadal variability of the East Asian Summer Monsoon （EASM） and its associated atmospheric circulations are investigated. The EASM exhibits a distinct interdecadal variation, with stronger （weaker） summer monsoon maintained from 1950-1964 （1976-1997）. In the former case, there is an enhanced Walker cell in the eastern Pacific and an anti-Walker cell in the western Pacific. The associated ascending motion resides in the central Pacific, which flows eastward and westward in the upper troposphere, descending in the eastern and western ends of the Pacific basin. At the same time, an anomalous East Asian Hadley Cell （EAHC） is found to connect the low-latitude and mid-latitude systems in East Asia, which strengthens the EASM. The descending branch of the EAHC lies in the west part of the anti-Walker cell, flowing northward in the lower troposphere and then ascending at the south of Lake Baikal （40°-50°N, 95°- 115°E） before returning to low latitudes in the upper troposphere, thus strengthening the EASM. The relationship between the EASM and SST in the eastern tropical Pacific is also discussed. A possible mechanism is proposed to link interdecadal variation of the EASM with the eastern tropical Pacific SST. A warmer sea surface temperature anomaly （SSTA） therein induces anomalous ascending motion in the eastern Pacific, resulting in a weaker Walker cell, and at the same time inducing an anomalous Walker cell in the western Pacific and an enhanced EAHC, leading to a weaker EASM. Furthermore, the interdecadal variation of summer precipitation over North China is found to be the south of Lake Baikal through enhancing and reducing strongly regulated by the velocity potential over the regional vertical motions.     

长江三峡以上流域主要测站年平均流量,年输沙量随机模拟分析

本文运用随机方法,对长江三峡以上流域7个主要控制站的实测年平均流量和年输沙量系列作随机特性分析。通过对各站年水、沙系列的模拟,估算了各站实测水、沙系列均值的抽样误差,分析了均值的代表性,结果表明长江三峡多年平均来水量和多年平均输沙量是较为稳定的。     

任意测站法测设曲线

在公路施工中，曲线的测设是经常发生的。偏角法、切线支距法，是曲线测设的常用方法，但在放样城市交叉路喇叭口及盘山道路时，却要多次搬动仪器，给工作带来很大的不便。在高速公路施工中，往往因放样精度较差也带来一些麻烦。笔者在约旦王国阿布努赛新城建设中，使用任意测站法极坐标放样曲线，节约人力（一般只需2—3人），加快了速度，保证了精度，取得了较好的效果。     

一次东亚寒潮爆发后冷涌发展的研究

分析了１９８１年１月２１—２８日一次东亚强寒潮爆发后南海和西太平洋地区冷涌的发展过程。冷涌的发展最先表现为低层强东北风沿东亚沿海地区和南海中北部的迅速建立。２—３ｄ之后，又在菲律宾以东洋面激起第二次冷涌。与冷涌相伴随的低层温度场变化也十分明显，同样具有先后两次降温过程。冷涌期高空风场表现有明显的脉动，南海北部高空西风迅速减弱，而在南海近赤道地区出现了很强的高空东风区。冷涌的发展与寒潮冷高压的南下有密切关系，它的强度在很大程度上取决于中纬度冷高压的强度。另一方面，冷涌发展后，通过Ｈａｄｌｅｙ环流可影响中纬西风急流和热带东风急流的变化。