East-Asian Monsoon Studies

本研究的目的是研究东亚夏季风。它旨在对东亚季风区的各种现象有一个基本的了解，并最终作出预测。具体现象包括对流区（梅雨）的季节迁移、跃变现象、40天和20天振荡、季风间歇、开始和中断、季内和年际变化等。本研究采用实证数据分析、理论和GCM三管齐下的方法。这项研究的重要性在于，它有可能提高我们对季风活动的预测能力，从而提高与亚洲季风相互作用的全球天气和气候的预测能力。

The objective of this research is to study the East Asian summer monsoon. It aims at a fundamental understanding and ultimately prediction of a diverse range of phenomena found in the East Asian monsoon region. Specific phenomena include the seasonal migration of the convection zone (Mei-yu), the abrupt- jump phenomena, 40-day and 20-day oscillations, monsoon intermittency, onset and breaks, intraseasonal as well as interannual variabilities. The research employs a three-prong approach involving empirical data analyses, theory and GCM. The importance of this research is that it has the potential to provide the enhanced understanding required to improve our ability to predict monsoon activity and hence the global weather and climate with which the Asian Monsoon interacts.