(a) Difference in temperature advection (K day<sup>−1</sup>) at 1000 hPa between AFT1985 and BEF1985
Sun-Seon Lee
Seon-Hwa Kim
Jong-Ghap Jhun
Kyung-Ja Ha
Ye-Won Seo
10.6084/m9.figshare.1011444.v1
https://iop.figshare.com/articles/figure/_a_Difference_in_temperature_advection_K_day_sup_1_sup_at_1000_hPa_between_AFT1985_and_BEF1985/1011444
<p><strong>Figure 4.</strong> (a) Difference in temperature advection (K day<sup>−1</sup>) at 1000 hPa between AFT1985 and BEF1985. The contributions of (b) the advection of mean temperature by anomalous wind (K day<sup>−1</sup>), (c) the advection of anomalous temperature by mean wind (K day<sup>−1</sup>), and (d) the nonlinear advection (K day<sup>−1</sup>) to the temperature advection difference in (a).</p> <p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p>An analysis of the interannual variability of surface air temperature during the boreal winter in the East Asian (EA) region from 1960 to 2009 reveals that the East Asian winter monsoon (EAWM) significantly weakens after the mid-1980s. The robust warming over the EA region in the lower and middle troposphere as well as at the surface is caused mainly by changes in circulations over the North Pacific and Eurasian continent. The 300 hPa East Asian jet and 500 hPa trough over the EA region, which are closely linked to cold surges, significantly weaken after the mid-1980s. The weakened northerly wind in the Siberian high region and north of the EA region interfere with cold advection toward the EA region. The anomalous southeasterlies over the East China Sea due to an enhanced North Pacific oscillation (NPO)-like sea level pressure (SLP) pattern lead to anomalous warm advection over the EA region. It is also found that the advection of mean temperature by anomalous wind and the advection of anomalous temperature by mean wind mainly contribute to the anomalous warm advection in the EA region after the mid-1980s. Consequently, these anomalous circulations provide a more favorable environment for weakening of the EAWM.</p>
2013-07-03 00:00:00
slp
EAWM
EA region
aft
temperature advection difference
npo
East China Sea
bef
North Pacific oscillation
surface air temperature
Environmental Science