Eastward propagating ∼2‐ to 15‐day equatorial convection and its relation to the tropical intraseasonal oscillation
Eastward propagating ∼2‐ to 15‐day equatorial convection and its relation to the tropical intraseasonal oscillation
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东传〜2~15天的赤道对流及其与热带季节内振荡的关系
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1995
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F. X. Crum
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T. Dunkerton;F. X. Crum
Anomalies of outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) in 1980–1989 were examined in a narrow latitude band about the equator to elucidate the propagation and interaction of tropical intraseasonal oscillations (TIOs) and synoptic-scale convective activity. Hovmoller diagrams of OLR data reconstructed from two frequency bands (corresponding to periods of ∼30–60 days and ∼2–15 days, respectively) revealed a clear distinction between the phase speed of eastward moving TIOs (3–7 m s−1) and that of eastward synoptic-scale convection (10–13 m s−1). Coherent propagation of TIOs from the Indian to the western Pacific Oceans was often observed with temporary diminution of amplitude over the maritime continent. Propagation of high-frequency anomalies was generally confined to an individual basin. Dominance of eastward propagating synoptic-scale convection in the equatorial zone contrasts sharply with the westward propagation of off-equatorial convergence zones. Interaction between the TIO and high-frequency activity resolved by daily OLR was visible as a modest enhancement of eastward synoptic-scale events (and of high-frequency activity in general) during the convectively active phase of the TIO.