THREE MODES OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY OF TROPICAL PACIFIC AND ITS RELATION TO ENSO STRENGTH VARIATION
THREE MODES OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY OF TROPICAL PACIFIC AND ITS RELATION TO ENSO STRENGTH VARIATION
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2003
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Zhao Yong-pin
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Zhao Yong-pin
Based on the global SSTA data from 1856 to 2001 reconstructed by Kaplan et al, the climate variability of the tropical Pacific SSTA was analyzed by the Morlet wave- let transform. The results indicated that SSTA in the tropical Pacific are constituted by interannual and interdecadal climatic state variability, as well as the linear trend. SSTA based on 2--8, 8 -- 30 and 30 -- 100 year band filter was then analyzed by EOF respec- tively. It was found that the first EOFs of both interannual and interdecadal components are typical ENSO pattern. The time series of the first EOF mode approximately have two significant periods, i. e. about 5-year and 15-year periods, corresponding to the in- terannual and interdecadal variabilities respectively, which means, when they are in phase, strong ENSO events tend to occur; when they are out of phase, the occurrence of strong ENSO events is lessened; and either of them at peak condition can also induce an ENSO event alone. The first mode of the climatic state change of the tropical Pacific SSTA has obvious anomalies over the western tropical Pacific and the both sides of equa- torial eastern Pacific, and it has close relations to the global climate jumps and the pat- tern of El Nino events. Therefore, the influence of the interdecadal variability and cli- matic state change of the tropical Pacific SSTA on the ENSO cycle must be considered and should be included in the ENSO models, which is one of the best ways to improve ENSO prediction level.