Reappraisal of Asian Summer Monsoon Indices and the Long-Term Variation of Monsoon

The Webster and Yang monsoon index (WYI)-the zonal wind shear between 850 and 200 hPa was calculated and modified on the basis of NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data. After analyzing the circulation and divergence fields of 150-100 and 200 hPa, however, we found that the 200-hPa level could not reflect the real change of the upper-tropospheric circulation of Asian summer monsoon, especially the characteristics and variation of the tropical easterly jet which is the most important feature of the upper-tropospheric circulation. The zonal wind shear U850-U(150 100) is much larger than U850-U200, and thus it can reflect the strength of monsoon more appropriately. In addition, divergence is the largest at 150 hPa rather than 200 hPa, so 150 hPa in the upper-troposphere can reflect the coupling of the monsoon system. Therefore, WYI is redefined as DHI, i.e., IDH=U850* - U(150 100)*, which is able to characterize the variability of not only the intensity of the center of zonal wind shear in Asia, but also the monsoon system in the upper and lower troposphere. DHI is superior to WYI in featuring the long-term variation of Asian summer monsoon as it indicates there is obvious interdecadal variation in the Asian summer monsoon and the climate abrupt change occurred in 1980. The Asian summer monsoon was stronger before 1980 and it weakened after then due to the weakening of the easterly in the layer of 150-100 hPa, while easterly at 200 hPa did not weaken significantly. After the climate jump year in general, easterly in the upper troposphere weakened in Asia, indicating the weakening of summer monsoon; the land-sea pressure difference and thermal difference reduced, resulting in the weakening of monsoon; the corresponding upper divergence as well as the water vapor transport decreased in Indian Peninsula, central Indo-China Peninsula, North China, and Northeast China, indicating the weakening of summer monsoon as well. The difference between NCEP/NCAR and ERA-40 reanalysis data in studying the intensity and long-term variation of Asian summer monsoon is also compared in the end for reference.     

伴随南海夏季风爆发的大尺度大气环流演变

主要基于美国NCEP和NCAR的再分析资料（1980～1996年），针对南海夏季风爆发日期进行合成分析，研究了伴随南海夏季风爆发的大尺度大气环流演变。其结果清楚地表明伴随南海夏季风爆发，南亚和东南亚地区的对流层低层风场、对流层高层位势高度场以及大气湿度场和垂直运动场都有极显著的变化。南亚和东南亚850 hPa上涡旋对的发展和活动以及500 hPa副高从南海地区的东撤对南海季风爆发起着重要作用。伴随南海夏季风的爆发，在孟加拉湾到南中国海一带整层湿度和500 hPa垂直上升运动都出现了极明显的增加。对流层高层和对流层低层环流演变的特征也清楚表明，南海夏季风爆发既是全球环流冬夏演变的一个部分，又有显著的区域性特征。本文还指出南海夏季风在北部比中部和南部早建立的结论依据不足，进而补充给出了亚洲季风爆发日期示意图。     

东亚季风指数及其与大尺度热力环流年际变化关系

将东西向海平面气压差与低纬度高、低层纬向风切变相结合 ,定义了东亚季风指数 ,该季风指数较好地反映了东亚冬、夏季风变化。其中 ,夏季风指数年际异常对西太平洋副热带高压南北位置变化和长江中下游旱涝具有较强的反映能力。分析表明 :东亚夏季风年际变化与印度洋 -西太平洋上空反 Walker环流及夏季越赤道南北半球间的季风环流呈显著正相关关系。在强、弱异常东亚夏季风年份 ,异常的 Walker环流在西太平洋上的辐合 (辐散 )中心在垂直方向不重合 ,高层 ( 2 0 0 h Pa)速度势与东亚夏季风显著相关区域位于西北太平洋上 ,该异常环流的高层的辐合 (辐散 )通过改变低层空气质量而影响夏季 50 0 h Pa西北太平洋副热带高压。采用 SVD分析进一步发现 :与海温耦合的异常 Walker环流在西太平洋上空的上升支表现出南北半球关于赤道非对称结构 ,亚澳季风区受该异常 Walker环流控制。因而 ,东亚季风与热带海气相互作用可直接通过这种纬向非对称的 Walker环流发生联系。     

夏季南亚高压年际变化及其与ENSO的关系

采用1948～2006年NCEP/NCAR月平均再分析资料, 探讨了夏季南亚高压年际变化及其与ENSO事件的关系, 结果表明: 在ENSO事件暖 (冷) 位相衰减期的夏季, 印度洋和亚洲大陆南侧海温为正 (负) 异常, 对应热带印度洋地区低层为上升 (下沉) 气流而其东侧西太平洋和西侧非洲西部为下沉 (上升) 气流的异常纬向环流, 低层850 hPa上从西太平洋到非洲赤道南北两侧依次各存在一异常反气旋－气旋－反气旋(气旋－反气旋－气旋)环流, 高层200 hPa异常流场的分布与850 hPa基本相反, 使得南亚高压强度发生显著变化, 强度增强 (减弱）、面积扩大 (缩小）、东西向扩展 (收缩）、 脊线北侧气压梯度增大 (减小）、南侧气压梯度减小 (增大)。     

印度夏季风的减弱及其与对流层温度的关系

对43aNCEP/NCAR再分析资料和台站实际观测资料的分析,揭示了对流层温度变化和印度夏季风环流减弱之间的联系。印度夏季风的变化与东亚上空对流层温度具有密切的关系,主要表现为对流层平均温度与整个印度夏季降雨和季风环流强度之间存在显著的正相关。结果表明:印度夏季风环流在近几十年经历了两次减弱过程,第一次减弱约发生在20世纪60年代中期,第二次减弱则发生在20世纪70年代后期;通过改变海陆热力对比,对流层平均温度在印度夏季风减弱过程中可能起着重要作用,东亚地区与东印度洋至西太平洋热带地区之间的对流层温度差异导致了印度夏季风环流的减弱。     

热带风场季内振荡强度与海表温度异常关系研究

利用NCEP/NCAR逐日风场及英国气象局逐月海表温度资料,研究了对流层高低层风场季内振荡强度季节变化特征,探讨了其年际及年代际异常特征与海表温度异常的关系。热带印度洋、热带西太平洋是高低层风场季内振荡终年均活跃的区域。对流层高低层风场季内振荡强度异常与海表温度异常均不存在确定的局地关系。风场季内振荡能量异常与海表温度异常在年代际尺度上具有良好对应关系,20世纪70年代中后期以来,赤道东太平洋海温异常升高,Walker环流减弱,导致亚洲区域季风季内振荡强度减弱,赤道太平洋区域200hPa（850hPa）风场季内振荡在赤道东太平洋增强（减弱）,在印度洋东南部—印尼—中西太平洋的暖池区域减弱（增强）,促进了ElNino事件的增强。对流层高低层风场季内振荡强度年际异常与ElNino事件关系密切,这一特征在低层（850hPa）风场表现更显著。在事件发展初期,热带中西太平洋区域850hPa风场季内振荡异常增强并东移,事件发生之后这些区域能量减弱。大气季内振荡可能是ElNino事件的激发因素。     

印度夏季风的年代际变化与我国北方的气候跃变

利用NCEP／NCAR再分析资料及台站实测资料分析了近几十年印度夏季风的年代际变化特征及我国北方所发生的气候变化，揭示了印度夏季风的减弱与我国北方地区的气候演变具有密切的联系。分析结果表明：在1960年代中期和1970年代后期印度夏季风环流经历了两次明显的减弱过程，这两次减弱过程的出现与我国北方地区所发生的气候跃变在时间上十分接近；印度夏季风的年代际变化与北方地区(包括华北、东北、蒙古东部及朝鲜半岛)对流层温度变化存在显著的正相关关系，北方地区对流层温度的不断下降改变了海陆之间的热力对比，从而引起印度夏季风的减弱。     

东亚夏季风年代际变化——基于全球观测海表温度驱动NCAR Cam3的模拟分析

利用1950~1999年逐月全球观测海表温度驱动的NCAR Cam3全球大气环流模式50年模拟结果及1958~1999年ECMWF再分析资料,通过定义东亚夏季风指数,对比分析了东亚夏季风的年代际变化及其对应的大气环流特征,初步探讨了20世纪70年代末东亚夏季风年代际减弱的可能机制。结果表明:模拟的东亚夏季风具有很明显的年代际变化,并在20世纪70年代末发生了突变,由强夏季风转为弱夏季风,大气环流也相应发生了明显变化。在强夏季风时期,500 hPa距平高度场上,在亚太地区从低纬度到高纬度为负、正、负距平分布,呈现出一个西南—东北向的波列;850 hPa距平风场上,在孟加拉湾及南海附近为异常反气旋,在西北太平洋区域则为强大的异常气旋,日本北部有一异常反气旋存在。西北太平洋副热带高压加强、南压、西伸。在垂直经向环流上,东亚Hadley环流减弱,对流层低层出现异常南风,东亚夏季风加强。在弱夏季风时期,大气环流变化则基本相反。通过对模拟的东亚夏季风与观测海温关系的探讨,发现20世纪70年代末东亚夏季风年代际减弱可能与北印度洋和南海附近海温年代际增暖并导致孟加拉湾、南海及日本附近产生异常气旋有关。     

中南半岛春季土壤湿度异常对亚洲热带夏季风建立和发展的影响

利用WRF区域模式模拟分析了中南半岛地区春季土壤湿度异常对亚洲热带夏季风建立和发展的影响,结果表明:亚洲热带夏季风对中南半岛春季土壤湿度的响应是不对称的,当中南半岛春季土壤湿度偏高时,中南半岛及孟加拉湾周边地区呈现异常东风,伴随降水减少,季风减弱;而中南半岛春季土壤湿度偏低时,孟加拉湾及周边地区西风减弱,降水减少,季风也对应减弱。通过进一步分析物理机制得到,中南半岛春季土壤湿度异常偏高使季风建立初期感热减小,陆表温度明显降低,从而导致海陆温差逐渐降低,使季风减弱;而中南半岛春季土壤湿度异常偏低使整个中南半岛区域蒸发减少,导致地表向上输送的水汽减少,减弱季风环流和降水。此外,通过分析850 h Pa纬向风及对流层中上层经向温度梯度两项季风暴发指数,探讨了中南半岛春季土壤湿度异常对孟加拉湾东部季风暴发时间的影响,结果表明:中南半岛春季土壤湿度偏高时,孟加拉湾东部季风暴发时间大约推迟10天左右,而土壤湿度较低对亚洲热带夏季风暴发时间影响甚微。     

季风与ENSO的选择性相互作用:年循环和春季预报障碍的影响

本文主要基于对Webster and Yang（1992）一文的回顾,讨论了年循环在季风和ENSO相互作用中的作用、春季预报障碍（SPB）、Webster-Yang指数（WYI）、以及亚洲夏季风的前期讯号等内容。亚洲季风和ENSO作为全球天气和气候变率的主要来源,它们之间的相互作用存在明显的年变化和季节“锁相”特征:在北半球秋冬季,亚洲季风对流活动最弱,此时ENSO的信号最强;但是到了北半球春季,亚洲季风对流快速爆发,而此时的ENSO信号却迅速衰减。亚洲季风和ENSO位相的错位变化使得热带海—气系统的不稳定性在北半球春季达到最大,此时任意一个微小的扰动都容易快速增长,最终导致基于ENSO的预报技巧减小。亚洲夏季风环流本质上可以看成是大气对副热带地区潜热加热的低频罗斯贝波响应,它具有很强的垂直风切变,这是WYI定义的物理基础。WYI数值越大,代表垂直东风切变越大,即亚洲季风环流增强,反之亦然。利用WYI与前期大气环流场、欧亚雪盖、土壤湿度等物理量进行回归分析,结果表明:当亚洲夏季风增强时,前期冬季和春季,在北印度洋和亚洲副热带地区上空出现东风异常,同时在更高纬度地区伴随出现西风的异常;此外,副热带地区如印度次大陆、中南半岛和东亚的土壤湿度增大;中纬度地区尤其是青藏高原中西部的积雪密度明显减小。这些前期讯号的发现有助于我们构建动力统计模型,进而提高对亚洲夏季风的季节预报水平。     

EFFECT OF WINTER MONSOON ON SUMMER MONSOON THROUGH AIR-SEA INTERACTION

In this paper the relationships between the sea surface temperature (SST) of Xisha and that in the northern Indianand northern Pacific Oceans,the geopotential height at 500 hPa level of the Northern Hemisphere,and rainfall in Chinaare studied statistically using data in the period of 1961—1992.Results show that in winter,the interannual variation inSST of Xisha describes that for a large oceanic region off the East Asia coast,and is closely related to the activity of EastAsia winter monsoon.On the other hand,there exist very high values of auto-correlation of Xisha SST anomaly fromDecember through the following July,but the anomalous condition is hardly correlated to that in the preceding autumn.The winter monsoon related anomalous SST condition in Xisha has a strong tendency to persist through the succeedingsummer monsoon season with the same sign.In addition,correlation maps of monthly mean rainfall in China with re-spect to Xisha SST of the same month show positive correlations with confidence level above 95% to the east of 110°Eand to the south of Changjiang (Yangtze) River during the months of October through April;the region becomes smal-ler in May and changes correlation sign in June;the positive correlation region is located in the middle and lower reachesof Changjiang River from July to September.The air-sea interaction plays an important role in these processes.     

EFFECT OF WINTER MONSOON ON SUMMER MONSOON THROUGH AIR-SEA INTERACTION*

In this paper the relationships between the sea surface temperature (SST) of Xisha and that in the northern Indian and northern Pacific Oceans,the geopotential height at 500 hPa level of the Northern Hemisphere,and rainfall in China are studied statistically using data in the period of 1961-1992.Results show that in winter,the interannual variation in SST of Xisha describes that for a large oceanic region off the East Asia coast,and is closely related to the activity of East Asia winter monsoon.On the other hand,there exist very high values of auto-correlation of Xisha SST anomaly from December through the following July,but the anomalous condition is hardly correlated to that in the preceding autumn.The winter monsoon related anomalous SST condition in Xisha has a strong tendency to persist through the succeeding summer monsoon season with the same sign.In addition,correlation maps of monthly mean rainfall in China with respect to Xisha SST of the same month show positive correlations with confidence level above 95% to the east of 110°E and to the south of Changjiang (Yangtze) River during the months of October through April;the region becomes smaller in May and changes correlation sign in June;the positive correlation region is located in the middle and lower reaches of Changjiang River from July to September.The air-sea interaction plays an important role in these processes.     

THE EFFECT OF LAND-SEA CONTRAST ON INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY OF THE ASIAN MONSOON

Values of the net radiative heating(QRT)at the top of atmosphere(TOA)are derived from thesatellite-observed outgoing long wave radiation(OLR)and the TOA short wave net irradiance(SHT)for the region of the Tibetan Plateau and surrounding areas(40°S—40°N,0—180°E)and theperiod of months from January 1979 to December 1988.The anomalous QRT(QRTA)in relation tothe interannual variability of Asian monsoon is discussed.QRTA for the earth-atmosphere system inthe domain may be linked to the thermal contrasts between continents and oceans and between theplateau and surrounding free atmosphere.     

季风的季节、年际和年代际变化

区域季风和全球季风的分布依赖于季风的定义。基于“季风是热带大气水汽中心随越赤道气流向赤道外季节扩展”的定义总结并讨论了东亚季风的区域特征、亚洲季风的季节进程和全球季风的分布以及季风的年际和年代际变化。最后对季风研究的潜在方向作了适当的讨论。     

大气环流的正斜压流型特征与季风类型

利用 NCEP/NCAR的 1 982～ 1 994年全球 1 2层等压面上的风场资料 ,计算了大气流场的正压分量 (即质量加权垂直平均 )和斜压分量 (即各层实际风与正压分量的差值 ) ,分析了全球冬夏季正斜压流场的分布特征 ,并从地面风场的正斜压流型角度对全球季风进行了分类。指出 :斜压流场和正压流场的季节变化都可以产生冬夏季盛行风向的反转 ,因而都能够产生季风。斜压流场反映了大气中不均匀加热 (主要是海陆热力差异 )所驱动的热力环流 ,而正压流场则主要代表动力作用所产生的环流 ,这对认识季风的性质很有意义。进一步分析表明 :亚洲热带地区、非洲、南美等典型季风区属斜压流型季风区 ,南、北半球太平洋中部的副热带地区也为季风区 ,但属正压流型季风区 ,而东亚副热带地区则属正斜压流型共同组成的混合流型季风区。     

青藏高原对亚洲季风平均环流影响的数值试验

利用垂直方向具有９层σ面、水平方向菱形截断波数为１５的全球大气环流谱模式和有、无青藏高原大地形两种情况下１０年积分的模拟结果，研究了青藏高原大地形对亚洲季风平均环流的影响。结果表明：有、无青藏高原大地形，亚洲冬、夏季季风平均环流均存在很大的差异。去除地形，使夏季高层的南亚高压、低层的大陆热低压、副热带高压及冬季的大陆冷高压在位置或强度上发生了改变；地形的有、无决定着冬季东亚大槽的强度；索马里越赤道气流有地形时明显较无地形时强；地形的有无还影响着降水强度和雨带的分布。另外，副热带高压中心及雨带的季节性移动与高原大地形的存在与否亦有很大的关系     

以风场和湿度的显著季节变化确定全球季风的分布

利用1958~2003年对流层相对湿度和风场(NCEP/NCAR再分析资料)的季节变化来定义盛行风的季节变化引起的天气气候明显变化的区域———季风区。通过分析表明,对流层低层的风场季节变率可以描述传统的季风区,但是在传统季风区以外,也有风场季节变率大的区域。利用中高层相对湿度的显著季节变化(热带地区季节变化大于20%,副热带地区大于10%,赤道地区以风向的季节变化大于90°)可以弥补风场季节变率的不足。由它们二者确定的季风区物理意义明确,有较大的合理性。     

东亚夏季风年代际变化研究进展

简要回顾了东亚地区气候以及夏季风主要环流系统成员年代际变化的观测特征、数值模拟及其可能机理等方面的研究进展,并提出了东亚夏季风年代际变化数值模拟研究需进一步探讨的问题。     

BAROTROPIC AND BAROCLINIC PATTERNS OF ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATIONS RELATED TO MONSOON TYPES

In the context of 1982—1994 NCEP/NCAR wind at 12-level isobaric surfaces on a global basiscalculation is made of the barotropic(mass-weighed vertical mean)and baroclinic components(difference between the actual wind at each level and barotropic component)of atmospheric flowfields,followed by dealing with the distribution features of barotropic and baroelinie patternsglobally in winter and summer,alongside with the classification of global monsoons according tothe surface barotropic/baroclinic patterns.Evidence suggests that the seasonal variation of bothcomponents will lead to the reversal of a prevailing wind between winter and summer,thus causinga related monsoon:the baroclinie flow pattern is indicative of a thermal circulation driven byatmospheric inhomogeneous heating chiefly from land-sea thermal contrast whilst the barotropiccounterpart represents the result mainly from dynamic effects,which is helpful to theunderstanding of monsoon nature.And further study shows that the classical monsoon regions intropical Asia,Africa and South America fall into a baroclinic category,those in the bi-hemispheriesubtropical Pacific into a barotropic type and the East Asian subtropical monsoon generated underthe joint action of both the patterns falls into a mixed category.     

INTENSITY INDEX OF SOUTH CHINA SEA MONSOON AND ITS VARIATION CHARACTERISTICS

According to the basic characteristics of the activities of summer monsoon in the South China Sea,Standardized index,Is,has been designed that integrates a dynamic factor(southwesterly component) and a thermodynamic factor(OLR) for the indication of summer monsoon in the South China Sea,With the index determined for individual months of June,July and August and the entire summertime from 1975 to 1999,specific months and years are indicated that are either strong or weak in monsoon intensity,The variation is studied for the patterns and Is‘s relationship is revealed with the onset of summer monsoon and the precipitation in Guang-dong province and China.The results show that there are quasi-10 and quasi-3-4 year cycles in the interannual variation of the monsooon over the past 25 years.When it has an early(late)onset,the summer monsoon is usually strong (weak),In the strong(weak)monsoon,years,precipitation tends to be more(less)in the first raining season of the year but normal or less(normal)in the second,in the province,but it would be more(less) in northeastern China and most parts of the northern china and south of the lower reaches of the Changjiang River and less(more)in the middle and lower reaches of the river,western part of northern China and western China.