Based on the baroclinic semi-geostrophic model,the effects of zonally symmetrical Ekman- CISK mechanism on the characteristics of 30—60-day low frequency oscillation(LFO)near the equator are investigated.It is found ...Based on the baroclinic semi-geostrophic model,the effects of zonally symmetrical Ekman- CISK mechanism on the characteristics of 30—60-day low frequency oscillation(LFO)near the equator are investigated.It is found that the theoretical results are in good agreement with the observational features of LFO.Besides,the planetary-scale LFO with the period of 30—60 d could be triggered by the Ekman-CISK mechanism,and the growth rate of perturbation with wave number 1 is in order of O (10^(-6)s^(-1)).The zonal propagation of LFO and the corresponding longitudinal-height structure of physical quantities are also discussed in detail.展开更多
基金This study was supported jointly by Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Project under Contract KZCX2-203 and National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grants 40125014 and 49805004.
文摘Based on the baroclinic semi-geostrophic model,the effects of zonally symmetrical Ekman- CISK mechanism on the characteristics of 30—60-day low frequency oscillation(LFO)near the equator are investigated.It is found that the theoretical results are in good agreement with the observational features of LFO.Besides,the planetary-scale LFO with the period of 30—60 d could be triggered by the Ekman-CISK mechanism,and the growth rate of perturbation with wave number 1 is in order of O (10^(-6)s^(-1)).The zonal propagation of LFO and the corresponding longitudinal-height structure of physical quantities are also discussed in detail.
