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Joint Propagating Patterns of SST and SLP Anomalies in the North Pacific on Bidecadal and Pentadecadal Timescales
作者姓名:ZHU Yimin  YANG Xiuqun
作者单位:GlobalOcean-AtmosphereInteractionLaboratory,DepartmentofAtmosphericSciences,NanjingUniversity,Nanjing210093
摘    要:Wavelet analyses are applied to the Pacific Decadal Oscillation index and North Pacific index for the period 1900-2000, which identifies two dominant interdecadal components, the bidecadal (15-25-yr) and pentadecadal (50-70-yr) modes. Joint propagating patterns of sea surface temperature (SST) and sea level pressure (SLP) anomalies in the North Pacific for the two modes are revealed by using the techniques of multi-channel singular spectrum analysis (MSSA) and linear regression analysis with the global sea surface temperature (GISST) data and the northern hemispheric SLP data for the common period 1903-1998. Significant differences in spatio-temporal structures are found between the two modes.For the bidecadal mode, SST anomalies originating from the Gulf of Alaska appear to slowly spread southwestward, inducing a reversal of early SST anomalies in the central North Pacific. Due to further westward spreading, the SST variation of the central North Pacific leads that of the Kuroshio-Oyashio Extension (KOE) region by approximately 4 to 5 years. Concomitantly, SLP anomalies spread over most parts of the North Pacific during the mature phase and then change into an NPO(North Pacific Oscillation)-like pattern during the transition phase. For the pentadecadal mode, SST anomalies develop in the southeast tropical Pacific and propagate along the North American coast to the mid-latitudes; meanwhile,SST anomalies with the same polarity in the western tropical Pacific expand northward to Kuroshio and its extension region; both merge into the central North Pacific reversing the sign of early SST anomalies there.Accompanying SLP anomalies are characterized by an NPO-like pattern during the mature phase while they are dominant over the North Pacific during the transitional phase. The bidecadal and pentadecadal modes have different propagating Patterns, suggesting that the two interdecadal modes may arise from different physical mechanisms.

关 键 词:SST  SLP  太平洋振动  双十模式  五十模式  海洋气象学  ENSO  厄尔尼诺现象  联合传播模式

Joint propagating patterns of SST and SLP anomalies in the North Pacific on bidecadal and pentadecadal timescales
ZHU Yimin,YANG Xiuqun.Joint Propagating Patterns of SST and SLP Anomalies in the North Pacific on Bidecadal and Pentadecadal Timescales[J].Advances in Atmospheric Sciences,2003,20(5):694-710.
Authors:Zhu Yimin  Yang Xiuqun
Institution:Global Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction Laboratory, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093,Global Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction Laboratory, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093
Abstract:Wavelet analyses are applied to the Pacific Decadal Oscillation index and North Pacific index forthe period 1900 2000, which identifies two dominant interdecadal components, the bidecadal (15-25-yr)and pentadecadal (50-70-yr) modes. Joint propagating patterns of sea surface temperature (SST) andsea level pressure (SLP) anomalies in the North Pacific for the two modes are revealed by using thetechniques of multi-channel singular spectrum analysis (MSSA) and linear regression analysis with theglobal sea surface temperature (GISST) data and the northern hemispheric SLP data for the commonperiod 1903-1998. Significant differences in spatio-temporal structures are found between the two modes.For the bidecadal mode, SST anomalies originating from the Gulf of Alaska appear to slowly spreadsouthwestward, inducing a reversal of early SST anomalies in the central North Pacific. Due to furtherwestward spreading, the SST variation of the central North Pacific leads that of the Kuroshio-OyashioExtension (KOE) region by approximately 4 to 5 years. Concomitantly, SLP anomalies spread over mostparts of the North Pacific during the mature phase and then change into an NPO(North Pacific Oscillation)-like pattern during the transition phase. For the pentadecadal mode, SST anomalies develop in thesoutheast tropical Pacific and propagate along the North American coast to the mid-latitudes; meanwhile,SST anomalies with the same polarity in the western tropical Pacific expand northward to Kuroshio and itsextension region; both merge into the central North Pacific reversing the sign of early SST anomalies there.Accompanying SLP anomalies are characterized by an NPO-like pattern during the mature phase whilethey are dominant over the North Pacific during the transitional phase. The bidecadal and pentadecadalmodes have different propagating patterns, suggesting that the two interdecadal modes may arise fromdifferent physical mechanisms.
Keywords:Pacific decadal oscillation  interdecadal variation  bidecadal mode  pentadecadal mode
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