Winter snow anomaly and atmospheric circulation in Mongolia
Winter snow anomaly and atmospheric circulation in Mongolia
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10.1002/joc.961
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2003-11
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Y. Morinaga;S. Tian;M. Shinoda
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Y. Morinaga;S. Tian;M. Shinoda
An observational study was conducted of winter snow anomaly in Mongolia and the associated atmospheric circulation. Monthly data of snow depth and temperature at 23 Mongolian stations from 1940 to 1992 were used for a statistical analysis. The Mongolian snow amount is fairly large in the northern mountainous regions and decreases to the south. On average, there is a substantial seasonal increase in snow depth during November and December. The deepest snow occurs in January, with an average depth of 3.4 cm averaged for all 23 stations. The correlation coefficients for November and December between the snow depth and temperature are significant and negative over wide areas.