Interannual relationships between the tropical sea surface temperature and summertime subtropical anticyclone over the western North Pacific

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 13, 2011, Pages

  Chung, Pei Hsuan ^a   Sui, Chung Hsiung ^b   Li, Tim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAIPEI   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; OCEAN CURRENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TROPICS; WIND EFFECTS;

ANOMALY PATTERNS; ANTICYCLONIC CIRCULATION; BAROCLINIC; BAROTROPIC; EASTERN PACIFIC; ENHANCED CONVECTION; GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT; HADLEY CIRCULATION; HEAT BUDGET ANALYSIS; INDIAN OCEAN; INTERANNUAL; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; MARITIME CONTINENT; MODEL EXPERIMENTS; NCEP/NCAR; PHASE DIFFERENCE; PROPAGATING FEATURES; QUASI-STATIONARY; RADIATIVE COOLING; REANALYSIS; ROSSBY WAVE RESPONSE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SST ANOMALIES; SUBTROPICAL ANTICYCLONE; TIME-SCALES; TROPICAL INDIAN OCEAN; VERTICAL STRUCTURES; WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC; WESTERN PACIFIC;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BAROTROPIC WAVE; COOLING; DATA INTERPRETATION; GEOPOTENTIAL; HADLEY CELL; HEAT BUDGET; LATENT HEAT FLUX; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; ROSSBY WAVE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SUBSIDENCE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; WAVE DIRECTION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 79960507944     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD015554     Document Type: Article

References (69)

1. Annamalai, H., J. M. Slingo, K. R. Sperber, and K. Hodges (1999), The mean evolution and variability of the Asian summer monsoon: Comparison of ECMWF and NCEP-NCAR reanalyses, Mon. Weather Rev., 127, 1157-1186, doi:10.1175/1520-0493(1999)1272.0.CO;2. (Pubitemid 129652684)
2. Barnett, T. P. (1991), The interaction of multiple time scales in the tropical climate system, J. Clim., 4, 269-285, doi:10.1175/1520-0442(1991) 0042.0.CO;2.
3. Chang, C.-P., and T. Li (2000), A theory for the tropical tropospheric biennial oscillation, J. Atmos. Sci., 57, 2209-2224, doi:10.1175/1520-0469 (2000)0572.0.CO;2.
4. Chang, C.-P., Y. Zhang, and T. Li (2000a), Interannual and interdecadal variations of the East Asian summer monsoon and tropical Pacific SSTs. Part 1: Role of the subtropical ridge, J. Clim., 13, 4310-4325, doi:10.1175/1520- 0442(2000)0132.0.CO;2.
5. Chang, C.-P., Y. Zhang, and T. Li (2000b), Interannual and interdecadal variations of the East Asian summer monsoon and tropical Pacific SSTs. Part 2: Southeast China rainfall and meridional structure, J. Clim., 13, 4326-4340, doi:10.1175/1520-0442(2000)0132.0. CO;2.
6. Chen, P., M. P. Hoerling, and R. M. Dole (2001), The origin of the subtropical anticyclones, J. Atmos. Sci., 58, 1827-1835, doi:10.1175/1520-0469 (2001)0582.0.CO;2.
7. Chen, J.-M., T. Li, and J. Shih (2007), Fall persistence barrier of sea surface temperature in the South China Sea associated with ENSO, J. Clim., 20, 158-172, doi:10.1175/JCLI4000.1. (Pubitemid 46232095)
8. Chou, C. (2004), Establishment of the low-level wind anomalies over the western North Pacific during ENSO development, J. Clim., 17, 2195-2212, doi:10.1175/1520-0442(2004)0172.0. CO;2. (Pubitemid 38893066)
9. Chou, C., J. Y. Tu, and J. Y. Yu (2003), Interannual variability of the western North Pacific summer monsoon: Differences between ENSO and non-ENSO years, J. Clim., 16, 2275-2287, doi:10.1175/2761.1. (Pubitemid 36965078)
10. Enomoto, T. (2004), Interannual variability of the Bonin High associated with the propagation of Rossby wave along the Asian jet, J. Meteorol. Soc. Jpn., 82, 1019-1034, doi:10.2151/jmsj.2004.1019. (Pubitemid 39437656)
11. Gibson, J. K., P. Kallberg, and S. Uppala (1996), The ECMWF Reanalysis (ERA) Project, ECMWF Newsl., 73, 7-17.
12. Gibson, J. K., A. Hernandez, A. Nomura, and E. Serrano (1997), Reanal. Proj. Rep. Ser. 1, 72 pp., Eur. Cent. for Medium Range Weather Forecast., Reading, U. K.
13. Gill, A. E. (1980), Some simple solutions for heat-induced tropical circulation, Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 106, 447-462, doi:10.1002/qj.49710644905.
14. Hoskins, B. J. (1996), On the existence and strength of the summer subtropical anticyclones, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 77, 1287-1292.
15. Kalnay, E., et al. (1996), The NCEP/NCAR 40-Year Reanalysis Project, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 77, 437-471, doi:10.1175/1520-0477(1996) 0772.0.CO;2.
16. Kanamitsu, M., W. Ebisuzaki, J. Woollen, S.-K. Yang, J.J. Hnilo, M. Fiorino, and G. L. Potter (2002), NCEP/DOE AMIP-II Reanalysis (R-2), Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 83, 1631-1643, doi:10.1175/BAMS-83-11-1631.
17. Kawamura, R., T. Matsuura, and S. Iisuka (2001), Interannual atmosphere-ocean variations in the tropical western North Pacific relevant to the Asian summer monsoon-ENSO coupling, J. Meteorol. Soc. Jpn., 79, 883-898, doi:10.2151/jmsj.79.883. (Pubitemid 33340531)
18. Lau, N.-C., and M. J. Nath (2000), Impact of ENSO on the variability of the Asian-Australian monsoons as simulated in GCM experiments, J. Clim., 13, 4287-4309, doi:10.1175/1520-0442(2000)0132.0.CO;2.
19. Lau, K.-M., and H. T. Wu (2001), Principal modes of rainfall-SST variability of the Asian summer monsoon: A reassessment of the monsoon-ENSO relationship, J. Clim., 14, 2880-2895, doi:10.1175/1520-0442 (2001)0142.0.CO;2.
20. Lee, E. J., J. G. Jhun, and C. K. Park (2005), Remote connection of the Northeast Asian summer rainfall variation revealed by a newly defined monsoon index, J. Clim., 18, 4381-4393, doi:10.1175/JCLI3545.1. (Pubitemid 41805478)
21. Li, T., and B. Wang (2005), A review on the western North Pacific monsoon: Synoptic-to-interannual variabilities, Terr. Atmos. Ocean. Sci., 16, 285-314. (Pubitemid 40959412)
22. Li, T., and Y. S. Zhang (2002), Processes that determine the quasibiennial and lower-frequency variability of the south Asian monsoon, J. Meteorol. Soc. Jpn., 80, 1149-1163, doi:10.2151/jmsj.80.1149. (Pubitemid 36122391)
23. Li, T., Y. S. Zhang, C.-P. Chang, and B. Wang (2001), On the relationship between Indian Ocean SST and Asian summer monsoon, Geophys. Res. Lett., 28, 2843-2846, doi:10.1029/2000GL011847. (Pubitemid 32784315)
24. Li, T., Y. S. Zhang, E. Lu, and D. Wang (2002), Relative role of dynamic and thermodynamic processes in the development of the Indian Ocean dipole, Geophys. Res. Lett., 29(23), 2110, doi:10.1029/2002GL015789.
25. Li, T., B. Wang, C.-P. Chang, and Y. Zhang (2003), A theory for the Indian Ocean dipole-zonal mode, J. Atmos. Sci., 60, 2119-2135, doi:10.1175/1520-0469(2003)0602.0.CO;2. (Pubitemid 37196067)
26. Li, T., P. Liu, X. Fu, B. Wang, and G. A. Meehl (2006), Tempo-spatial structures and mechanisms of the tropospheric biennial oscillation in the Indo-Pacific warm ocean region, J. Clim., 19, 3070-3087, doi:10.1175/JCLI3736.1. (Pubitemid 44177908)
27. Liu, Y., and G. Wu (2004), Progress in the study on the formation of the summertime subtropical anticyclone, Adv. Atmos. Sci., 21, 322-342, doi:10.1007/BF02915562. (Pubitemid 38814569)
28. Liu, Y. M., G. X. Wu, H. Liu, and P. Liu (2001), Condensation heating of the Asian summer monsoon and the subtropical anticyclone in the Eastern Hemisphere, Clim. Dyn., 17, 327-338, doi:10.1007/s003820000117. (Pubitemid 32849581)
29. Liu, Y. M., G. X. Wu, and R. C. Ren (2004), Relationship between the subtropical anticyclone and diabatic heating, J. Clim., 17, 682-698, doi:10.1175/1520-0442(2004)0172.0.CO;2.
30. Lu, R. (2001), Interannual variability of the summertime North Pacific subtropical high and its relation to atmospheric convection over warm pool, J. Meteorol. Soc. Jpn., 79, 771-783, doi:10.2151/jmsj.79.771. (Pubitemid 33298720)
31. Lu, R., and B. Dong (2001), Westward extension of North Pacific subtropical high in summer, J. Meteorol. Soc. Jpn., 79, 1229-1241, doi:10.2151/jmsj.79.1229. (Pubitemid 33743497)
32. Meehl, G. A. (1987), The annual cycle and interannual variability in the tropical Pacific and Indian Ocean region, Mon. Weather Rev., 115, 27-50, doi:10.1175/1520-0493(1987)1152.0.CO;2.
33. Meehl, G. A. (1994), Coupled land-ocean-atmosphere processes and south Asian monsoon variability, Science, 266, 263-267, doi:10.1126/science.266.5183. 263. (Pubitemid 24343938)
34. Meehl, G. A. (1997), The south Asian monsoon and the tropospheric biennial oscillation, J. Clim., 10, 1921-1943, doi:10.1175/1520-0442(1997) 0102.0.CO;2.
35. Miyasaka, T., and H. Nakamura (2005), Structure and formation mechanisms of the Northern Hemisphere summertime subtropical highs, J. Clim., 18, 5046-5065, doi:10.1175/JCLI3599.1. (Pubitemid 43137917)
36. Nitta, T. (1987), Convective activities in the tropical western Pacific and their impact on the Northern Hemisphere summer circulation, J. Meteorol. Soc. Jpn., 65, 373-389.
37. Rodwell, M. J., and B. J. Hoskins (1996), Monsoons and the dynamics of deserts, Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 122, 1385-1404, doi:10.1002/qj.49712253408.
38. Rodwell, M. J., and B. J. Hoskins (2001), Subtropical anticyclones and summer monsoon, J. Clim., 14, 3192-3211, doi:10.1175/1520-0442 (2001)0142.0.CO;2.
39. Roeckner, E., et al. (1996), The atmospheric general circulation model ECHAM-4: Model description and simulation of present-day climate, Rep. 218, 90 pp., Max-Planck-Inst. for Meteorol., Hamburg, Germany.
40. Seager, R., R. Murtugudde, N. Naik, A. Clement, N. Gordon, and J. Miller (2003), Air-sea interaction and the seasonal cycle of the subtropical anticyclones, J. Clim., 16, 1948-1966, doi:10.1175/1520-0442(2003) 0162.0.CO;2. (Pubitemid 36906625)
41. Shen, S., and K.-M. Lau (1995), Biennial oscillation associated with the East Asian summer monsoon and tropical Pacific sea surface temperatures, J. Meteorol. Soc. Jpn., 73, 105-124.
42. Smith, T. M., and R. W. Reynolds (2004), Improved extended reconstruction of SST (1854-1997), J. Clim., 17, 2466-2477, doi:10.1175/1520-0442(2004)0172.0. CO;2. (Pubitemid 38945794)
43. Sui, C.-H., P. H. Chung, and T. Li (2007), Interannual and interdecadal variability of the summertime western North Pacific subtropical high, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L11701, doi:10.1029/2006GL029204. (Pubitemid 47272407)
44. Tao, S., and L. Chen (1987), A review of recent research on the East Asian summer monsoon in China, in Monsoon Meteorology, edited by C.-P. Chang and T. N. Krishuamurti, pp. 60-92, Oxford Univ. Press, New York.
45. Ting, M. (1994), Maintenance of northern summer stationary waves in a GCM, J. Atmos. Sci., 51, 3286-3308, doi:10.1175/1520-0469(1994) 0512.0.CO;2.
46. Tomita, T., T. Yoshikane, and T. Yasunari (2004), Biennial and lower-frequency variability observed in the early summer climate in the western North Pacific, J. Clim., 17, 4254-4266, doi:10.1175/JCLI3200.1. (Pubitemid 39622047)
47. Wang, B., R. Wu, and X. Fu (2000), Pacific-East Asian teleconnection: How does ENSO affect East Asian climate?, J. Clim., 13, 1517-1536, doi:10.1175/1520-0442(2000)0132.0.CO;2. (Pubitemid 30416750)
48. Wang, B., R. Wu, and K.-M. Lau (2001), Interannual variability of the Asian summer monsoon: Contrasts between the Indian and the western North Pacific-East Asian monsoons, J. Clim., 14, 4073-4090, doi:10.1175/1520- 0442(2001)0142.0.CO;2. (Pubitemid 33066759)
49. Wang, B., R. Wu, and T. Li (2003), Atmosphere-warm ocean interaction and its impact on Asian-Australian monsoon variation, J. Clim., 16, 1195-1211, doi:10.1175/1520-0442(2003)162.0.CO;2. (Pubitemid 37164397)
50. Wang, B., Q. Ding, X. Fu, I.-S. Kang, K. Jin, J. Shukla, and F. Doblas-Reyes (2005), Fundamental challenge in simulation and prediction of summer monsoon rainfall, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L15711, doi:10.1029/ 2005GL022734. (Pubitemid 41398751)
51. Watanabe, M., and F. F. Jin (2002), Role of Indian Ocean warming in the development of Philippine Sea anticyclone during ENSO, Geophys. Res. Lett., 29(10), 1478, doi:10.1029/2001GL014318.
52. Wu, R., and B. P. Kirtman (2005), Roles of Indian and Pacific Ocean air-sea coupling in tropical atmospheric variability, Clim. Dyn., 25, 155-170, doi:10.1007/s00382-005-0003-x. (Pubitemid 41418941)
53. Wu, G. X., and Y. M. Liu (2003), Summertime quadruplet heating pattern in the subtropics and the associated atmospheric circulation, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30(5), 1201, doi:10.1029/2002GL016209.
54. Wu, B., and T. Zhou (2008), Oceanic origin of the interannual and interde-cadal variability of the summertime western Pacific subtropical high, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L13701, doi:10.1029/2008GL034584.
55. Wu, G. X., Y. Liu, X. Zhu, W. Li, R. Ren, A. Duan, and X. Liang (2009), Multi-scale forcing and the formation of subtropical desert and monsoon, Ann. Geophys., 27, 3631-3644, doi:10.5194/angeo-27-3631-2009.
56. Wu, B., T. Zhou, and T. Li (2009a), Contrast of rainfall-SST relationships in the western North Pacific between the ENSO developing and decaying summers, J. Clim., 22, 4398-4405, doi:10.1175/2009JCLI2648.1.
57. Wu, B., T. Zhou, and T. Li (2009b), Seasonally evolving dominant inter-annual variability mode over the East Asia, J. Clim., 22, 2992-3005, doi:10.1175/2008JCLI2710.1.
58. Wu, B., T. Li, and T. Zhou (2010), Relative contributions of the Indian Ocean and local SST anomalies to the maintenance of the western North Pacific anomalous anticyclone during the El Nino decaying summer, J. Clim., 23, 2974-2986, doi:10.1175/2010JCLI3300.1.
59. Xie, S. P., H. Jan, T. Hiroki, D. Yan, T. Sampe, K. Hu, and G. Huang (2009), Indian Ocean capacitor effect on Indo-Western Pacific climate during the summer following El Niño, J. Clim., 22, 730-747, doi:10.1175/ 2008JCLI2544.1.
60. Yanai, M., and R. H. Johnson (1993), Impact of cumulus convection on thermodynamic fields, in The Representation of Cumulus Convection in Numerical Models, Meteorol. Monogr., vol. 46, edited by K. Emanuel and D. J. Raymond, pp. 36-62, Am. Meteorol. Soc., Boston, Mass.
61. Yanai, M., S. Esbensen, and J. H. Chu (1973), Determination of bulk properties of tropical cloud clusters from large-scale heat and moisture budgets, J. Atmos. Sci., 30, 611-627, doi:10.1175/1520-0469(1973) 0302.0.CO;2.
62. Yang, J. L., Q. Y. Li, S. P. Xie, Z. Y. Liu, and L. X. Wu (2007), Impact of the Indian Ocean SST basin mode on the Asian summer monsoon, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L02708, doi:10.1029/2006GL028571. (Pubitemid 47277683)
63. Yu, J.-Y., C. R. Mechoso, A. Arakawa, and J. C. Williams (2002), Impacts of the Indian Ocean on the ENSO cycle, Geophys. Res. Lett., 29(8), 1204, doi:10.1029/2001GL014098.
64. Zhou, T. J., and Z. Li (2002), Simulation of the East Asian summer monsoon by using a variable resolution atmospheric GCM, Clim. Dyn., 19, 167-180, doi:10.1007/s00382-001-0214-8. (Pubitemid 34825120)
65. Zhou, T. J., and R. Yu (2005), Atmospheric water vapor transport associated with typical anomalous summer rainfall patterns in China, J. Geophys. Res., 110, D08104, doi:10.1029/2004JD005413. (Pubitemid 40899635)
66. Zhou, T., and J. Zhang (2011), The vertical structures of atmospheric temperature anomalies associated with two flavors of El Nino simulated by AMIP II models, J. Clim., 24, 1053-1070, doi:10.1175/2010JCLI3504.1.
67. Zhou, T. J., R. Yu, H. Li, and B. Wang (2008), Ocean forcing to changes in global monsoon precipitation over the recent half-century, J. Clim., 21, 3833-3852, doi:10.1175/2008JCLI2067.1.
68. Zhou, T. J., B. Wu, and B. Wang (2009a), How well do atmospheric general circulation models capture the leading modes of the interannual variability of the Asian-Australian monsoon?, J. Clim., 22, 1159-1173, doi:10.1175/ 2008JCLI2245.1.
69. Zhou, T., et al. (2009b), Why the western Pacific subtropical high has extended westward since the late 1970s, J. Clim., 22, 2199-2215, doi:10.1175/2008JCLI2527.1.