Multiscale Influences on Persistent Extreme Precipitation Events in North China

Frontiers in Earth Science

Tim Li¹  Xiaojun Guan²  Jianyun Gao²  Lan Wang²  Xiaoxiao Chen³ 

[1] Department of Meteorology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States;Fujian Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, CMA, Fuzhou, China;Pingtan Meteorological Bureau, Pingtan, China;

关键词: multiscale influences;    persistent extreme precipitation events;    low-frequency oscillations;    atmospheric circulation anomalies;    zonal wave train;    meridional wave train;   

DOI  :  10.3389/feart.2022.893152

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This study classifies regional persistent extreme precipitation events (PEPEs) in North China into two types in accordance with variance contributions and significance of different timescale rainfall variability in boreal summer. For type 1, PEPEs are dominated by a 10–20-day periodicity, and for type 2, PEPEs are mainly influenced by a 30–60-day mode. Atmospheric circulation anomalies associated with the two types of PEPEs are characterized by a zonal wave train (the EU pattern) in the mid–high latitudes in type 1 but a meridional wave train (the EAP pattern) in East Asia in type 2. The common feature of the two types is anomalous southerly on the west edge of the West Pacific Subtropical High (WPSH), which favors anomalous moisture transport into the key region. Additional moisture source for type 2 is linked to anomalous cross-equatorial flow. Both types of PEPEs result from the combined effect of intraseasonal oscillations in both the mid–high latitudes and the tropics. The impact of ENSO on the two types of PEPEs is investigated. While a La Niña SST condition in the preceding winter favor the occurrence of PEPEs, their subsequent transition in central and eastern equatorial Pacific will determine which of the two types of PEPEs is pronounced.

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