Upstream Subtropical Signals Preceding the Asian Summer Monsoon Circulation
Upstream Subtropical Signals Preceding the Asian Summer Monsoon Circulation
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DOI:
10.1175/jcli3192.1
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发表时间:
2004-11
影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
Song Yang;K. Lau;S. Yoo;J. Kinter;K. Miyakoda;Chang‐Hoi Ho
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作者:
Song Yang;K. Lau;S. Yoo;J. Kinter;K. Miyakoda;Chang‐Hoi Ho
In this study, the authors address several issues with respect to the antecedent signals of the large-scale Asian summer monsoon that were earlier identified by Webster and Yang. In particular, they revisit the changes in the subtropical upper-tropospheric westerlies preceding the monsoon, depict the detailed structure of the monsoon’s antecedent signals, and investigate the physical processes from the signals to the monsoon. They also explore the teleconnection of these signals to various large-scale climate phenomena and emphasize the importance of the upstream location of the signals relative to the Tibetan Plateau and the monsoon. Before a strong (weak) Asian summer monsoon, the 200-mb westerlies over subtropical Asia are weak (strong) during the previous winter and spring. A significant feature of these signals is represented by the variability of the Middle East jet stream whose changes are linked to the Arctic Oscillation, North Atlantic Oscillation, El .