Based on the analysis of the Asian lower-level jet stream, this paper indicates that having shifted to the Bay of Bengal, this large-scale lower-level jet(LLJ) develops into two branches: the northern branch (NB) whic...Based on the analysis of the Asian lower-level jet stream, this paper indicates that having shifted to the Bay of Bengal, this large-scale lower-level jet(LLJ) develops into two branches: the northern branch (NB) which is a strong southwest flow moving into the inland of China along the southeast side of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau and then moving eastward to Japan along the north side of the subtropical high, and the southern branch (SB) which continues to be a west flow and travels into the West Pacific across the Indo-China Peninsula along the south side of the monsoon trough. Above the two branches are two synoptic-scale transient tubular monsoon circulation systems, the northern branch being a subtropical monsoon stream tube (SMST) and the southern branch a tropical monsoon stream tube (TMST). Their ascending branches, corresponding to a subtropical monsoon rain belt and a tropical monsoon rain belt respectively, bear considerable influence on the weather over China.展开更多
Autumn rain in western China(ARWC) is a unique and significant precipitation phenomenon that occurs during the summer-to-winter transition of the atmospheric circulation. Using the fifth generation of global climate a...Autumn rain in western China(ARWC) is a unique and significant precipitation phenomenon that occurs during the summer-to-winter transition of the atmospheric circulation. Using the fifth generation of global climate and weather reanalysis data from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts and CN05.1 grid precipitation data, this study examined the anomalous characteristics and mechanisms of ARWC by combining the synergistic effect of the westerly jet and meridional wind. Over the past 60 years, ARWC has exhibited significant interdecadal and interannual variations, as well as a north-south seesaw pattern. The westerly jet index(meridional wind index) exhibited a negative(positive) correlation with precipitation in the northern autumn rain zone(NARZ), and a positive(negative) correlation with precipitation in the southern autumn rain zone(SARZ). The coupling of a weak meridional southerly wind with a southward westerly jet and a strong meridional southerly wind with a northward westerly jet are the two primary modes that synergistically influence the ARWC. These synergistic effects cause significant atmospheric changes throughout the troposphere. The contrasting circulation structure, temperature advection, vertical motion, and water vapor flux contributed to the opposite precipitation anomalies observed in the NARZ and SARZ. A new comprehensive index that reflects the coupled synergistic effect is proposed to characterize the anomalous changes in ARWC. This study improves the understanding of the anomalous characteristics and mechanisms of ARWC.展开更多
文摘Based on the analysis of the Asian lower-level jet stream, this paper indicates that having shifted to the Bay of Bengal, this large-scale lower-level jet(LLJ) develops into two branches: the northern branch (NB) which is a strong southwest flow moving into the inland of China along the southeast side of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau and then moving eastward to Japan along the north side of the subtropical high, and the southern branch (SB) which continues to be a west flow and travels into the West Pacific across the Indo-China Peninsula along the south side of the monsoon trough. Above the two branches are two synoptic-scale transient tubular monsoon circulation systems, the northern branch being a subtropical monsoon stream tube (SMST) and the southern branch a tropical monsoon stream tube (TMST). Their ascending branches, corresponding to a subtropical monsoon rain belt and a tropical monsoon rain belt respectively, bear considerable influence on the weather over China.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(42030611)Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research (STEP) Program (2019QZKK0103)。
文摘Autumn rain in western China(ARWC) is a unique and significant precipitation phenomenon that occurs during the summer-to-winter transition of the atmospheric circulation. Using the fifth generation of global climate and weather reanalysis data from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts and CN05.1 grid precipitation data, this study examined the anomalous characteristics and mechanisms of ARWC by combining the synergistic effect of the westerly jet and meridional wind. Over the past 60 years, ARWC has exhibited significant interdecadal and interannual variations, as well as a north-south seesaw pattern. The westerly jet index(meridional wind index) exhibited a negative(positive) correlation with precipitation in the northern autumn rain zone(NARZ), and a positive(negative) correlation with precipitation in the southern autumn rain zone(SARZ). The coupling of a weak meridional southerly wind with a southward westerly jet and a strong meridional southerly wind with a northward westerly jet are the two primary modes that synergistically influence the ARWC. These synergistic effects cause significant atmospheric changes throughout the troposphere. The contrasting circulation structure, temperature advection, vertical motion, and water vapor flux contributed to the opposite precipitation anomalies observed in the NARZ and SARZ. A new comprehensive index that reflects the coupled synergistic effect is proposed to characterize the anomalous changes in ARWC. This study improves the understanding of the anomalous characteristics and mechanisms of ARWC.
