The 2020/21 Extremely Cold Winter in China Influenced by the Synergistic Effect of La Nina and Warm Arctic
The 2020/21 Extremely Cold Winter in China Influenced by the Synergistic Effect of La Nina and Warm Arctic
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受拉尼娜和北极暖流协同影响,2020/21年中国极冷冬季
DOI:
10.1007/s00376-021-1033-y
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
5.8
通讯作者:
Jia Xiaolong
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作者:
Zheng Fei;Yuan Yuan;Ding Yihui;Li Kexin;Fang Xianghui;Zhao Yuheng;Sun Yue;Zhu Jiang;Ke Zongjian;Wang Ji;Jia Xiaolong
In the first half of winter 2020/21, China has experienced an extremely cold period across both northern and southern regions, with record-breaking low temperatures set in many stations of China. Meanwhile, a moderate La Nina event which exceeded both oceanic and atmospheric thresholds began in August 2020 and in a few months developed into its mature phase, just prior to the 2020/21 winter. In this report, the mid–high-latitude large-scale atmospheric circulation anomalies in the Northern Hemisphere, which were forced by the negative phase of Arctic Oscillation, a strengthened Siberian High, an intensified Ural High and a deepened East Asian Trough, are considered to be the direct reason for the frequent cold surges in winter 2020/21. At the same time, the synergistic effect of the warm Arctic and the cold tropical Pacific (La Nina) provided an indispensable background, at a hemispheric scale, to intensify the atmospheric circulation anomalies in middleto- high latitudes. In the end, a most recent La Nina prediction is provided and the on-coming evolution of climate is discussed for the remaining part of the 2020/21 winter for the purpose of future decision-making and early warning.