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RISThe Relationship between Tibet-Tropical Ocean Thermal Contrast and Interannual Variability of Indian Monsoon Rainfall
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: During the northern summer the Tibetan Plateau is a heat source for the atmosphere, and the Equatorial Pacific Ocean Cold Tongue is a heat sink, both contributing to the thermal forcing of large-scale quasi-zonal atmospheric ...
Calibrating and Evaluating Reanalysis Surface Temperature Error by Topographic Correction
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Based on the observed daily surface air temperature data from 597 stations over continental China and two sets of reanalysis data [NCEP?NCAR and 40-yr ECMWF Re-Analysis (ERA-40)] during 1979?2001, the altitude effects in ...
The Structure of the Asian Monsoon Surface Wind Field over the Ocean
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: This paper examines the structure of the summer monsoon over the Indian and western Pacific Oceans by analyzing the surface wind data from marine data sets for the period of 1860 to 1970. It is found that the southern edge ...
Relative Roles of Land–Sea Distribution and Orography in Asian Monsoon Intensity
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The relative impacts of various land?sea distributions (LSDs) and mountains on Asian monsoon extent and intensity are assessed using a series of AGCM simulations. The air?sea coupling effects are not considered in this ...
Changes in the Amplitude of the Temperature Annual Cycle in China and Their Implication for Climate Change Research
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: limate change is not only reflected in the changes in annual means of climate variables but also in the changes in their annual cycles (seasonality), especially in the regions outside the tropics. In this study, the ensemble ...
Evaluation of the ERS Scatterometer-Derived Soil Water Index to Monitor Water Availability and Precipitation Distribution at Three Different Scales in China
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: In this paper, the capability of the European Remote Sensing Satellite (ERS) scatterometer-derived soil water index (SWI) data to disclose water availability and precipitation distribution in China is investigated. Monthly ...
Characteristics of the Response of Sea Surface Temperature in the Central Pacific Associated with Warm Episodes of the Southern Oscillation
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The zonal distribution of sea surface temperature (SST) in the equatorial Pacific (4°N-4°S, 120°E-80°W) associated with El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) has been studied by using the seasonal mean file of the Comprehensive ...
On Changing El Niño: A View from Time-Varying Annual Cycle, Interannual Variability, and Mean State
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: his study investigates changes in the frequency of ENSO, especially the prolonged 1990?95 El Niño event, in the context of secular changes in the annual cycle, ENSO interannual variability, and background mean state of the ...
Decadal Variations in the Relationship between the Western Pacific Subtropical High and Summer Heat Waves in East China
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The western Pacific subtropical high (WPSH) is regarded as the key circulation system that dominates the summer heat waves over eastern China, but whether the WPSH?summer heat wave connection changes with time remains ...
The Nonradiative Effect Dominates Local Surface Temperature Change Caused by Afforestation in China
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: AbstractChina is several decades into large-scale afforestation programs to help address significant ecological and environmental degradation, with further afforestation planned for the future. However, the biophysical ...