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| Decadal Anomalies of Winter Precipitation over Southern China in Association with El Nio and La Nia | |
| 作者姓名： | YUAN Yuan LI Chongyin YANG Song |
| 作者单位： | Laboratory of Climate Studies of CMA, National Climate Center, Beijing 100081;LASG, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029;Institute of Meteorology, PLA University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 211101;School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275 |
| 基金项目： | Supported by the National (Key) Basic Research and Development (973) Program of China (2013CB430203), National Natural Science Foundation of China (41005038 and 41105053), China Meteorological Administration Special Public Welfare Research Fund (GYHY201306023 and GYHY200906016). |
| 摘 要： | Using multiple datasets, this paper analyzes the characteristics of winter precipitation over southern China and its association with warm and cold phases of E1 Nifio-Southern Oscillation during 1948 2011. The study proves that E1 Nifio is an important external forcing factor resulting in above-normal winter precipitation in southern China. The study also reveals that the impact ofLa Nifia on the winter precipitation in southern China has a decadal variability. During the winter of La Nifia before 1980, the East Asian winter monsoon is stronger than normal with a deeper trough over East Asia, and the western Pacific subtropical high weakens with its high ridge retreating more eastward. Therefore, anomalous northerly winds dominate over southern China, leading to a cold and dry winter. During La Nifia winter after 1980, however, the East Asian trough is weaker than normal, unfavorable for the southward invasion of the winter monsoon. The India-Burma trough is intensified, and the anomalous low-level cyclone excited by La Nifia is located to the west of the Philippines. Therefore, anomalous easterly winds prevail over southern China, which increases moisture flux from the tropical oceans to southern China. Meanwhile, La Nifia after 1980 may lead to an enhanced and more northward subtropical westerly jet over East Asia in winter. Since southern China is rightly located on the right side of the jet entrance region, anomalous ascending motion dominates there through the secondary vertical circulation, favoring more winter precipitation in southern China. Therefore, a cold and wet winter, sometimes with snowy and icy weathers, would occur in southern China during La Nifia winter after 1980. Further analyses indicate that the change in the spatial distribution of sea surface temperature anomaly during the La Nifia mature phase, as well as the decadal variation of the Northern Hemisphere atmospheric circulation, would be the important reasons for the decadal variability of the La Nifia impact on the atmospheric circulation in East Asia and winter precipitation over southern China after 1980. |
| 关 键 词： | 年代际变化 冬季降水 中国南方 海表温度异常 拉尼娜 西太平洋副热带高压 副热带西风急流 中国南部 |
| 收稿时间： | 8/6/2013 12:00:00 AM |
| 修稿时间： | 2013/11/6 0:00:00 |
Decadal Anomalies of Winter Precipitation over Southern China in Association with El Niño and La Niña |
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| YUAN Yuan,LI Chongyin,YANG Song.Decadal Anomalies of Winter Precipitation over Southern China in Association with El Niño and La Niña[J].Acta Meteorologica Sinica,2014,28(1):91-110. | |
| Authors: | YUAN Yuan LI Chongyin and YANG Song |
| Institution: | 1. Laboratory of Climate Studies of CMA, National Climate Center, Beijing, 100081, China 2. LASG, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China 3. Institute of Meteorology, PLA University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 211101, China 4. School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China |
| Abstract: | Using multiple datasets, this paper analyzes the characteristics of winter precipitation over southern China and its association with warm and cold phases of El Niño-Southern Oscillation during 1948–2011. The study proves that El Niño is an important external forcing factor resulting in above-normal winter precipitation in southern China. The study also reveals that the impact of La Niña on the winter precipitation in southern China has a decadal variability. During the winter of La Niña before 1980, the East Asian winter monsoon is stronger than normal with a deeper trough over East Asia, and the western Pacific subtropical high weakens with its high ridge retreating more eastward. Therefore, anomalous northerly winds dominate over southern China, leading to a cold and dry winter. During La Niña winter after 1980, however, the East Asian trough is weaker than normal, unfavorable for the southward invasion of the winter monsoon. The India-Burma trough is intensified, and the anomalous low-level cyclone excited by La Niña is located to the west of the Philippines. Therefore, anomalous easterly winds prevail over southern China, which increases moisture flux from the tropical oceans to southern China. Meanwhile, La Niña after 1980 may lead to an enhanced and more northward subtropical westerly jet over East Asia in winter. Since southern China is rightly located on the right side of the jet entrance region, anomalous ascending motion dominates there through the secondary vertical circulation, favoring more winter precipitation in southern China. Therefore, a cold and wet winter, sometimes with snowy and icy weathers, would occur in southern China during La Niña winter after 1980. Further analyses indicate that the change in the spatial distribution of sea surface temperature anomaly during the La Niña mature phase, as well as the decadal variation of the Northern Hemisphere atmospheric circulation, would be the important reasons for the decadal variability of the La Niña impact on the atmospheric circulation in East Asia and winter precipitation over southern China after 1980. |
| Keywords: | East Asian winter monsoon winter precipitation El Niñ o and La Niñ a asymmetry decadal variability |
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