scholarly journals Precursor synoptic‐scale disturbances associated with tropical cyclogenesis in the South China Sea during 2000–2011

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (12) ◽  
pp. 3454-3470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinnan Yuan ◽  
Tim Li ◽  
Dongxiao Wang
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
Tropical Cyclogenesis ◽  
Synoptic Scale ◽  
The South ◽  
China Sea

scholarly journals The role of synoptic-scale waves in the onset of the South China Sea summer monsoon

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (11) ◽  
pp. e858 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingliang Huangfu ◽  
Wen Chen ◽  
Xu Wang ◽  
Ronghui Huang
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
Summer Monsoon ◽  
South China ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
Synoptic Scale ◽  
The South ◽  
China Sea

Synoptic Disturbances over the Equatorial South China Sea and Western Maritime Continent during Boreal Winter

2005 ◽  
Vol 133 (3) ◽  
pp. 489-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
C-P. Chang ◽  
P. A. Harr ◽  
H-J. Chen
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
Deep Convection ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
Boreal Winter ◽  
Synoptic Scale ◽  
The South ◽  
Maritime Continent ◽  
Cold Surge ◽  
China Sea

Abstract During boreal winter, the Maritime Continent is a region of deep cumulus convection and heavy precipitation systems that play a major role in several global- and regional-scale processes. Over the western part of this region, the synoptic-scale Borneo vortex, the northeast cold surge, and the intraseasonal Madden–Julian oscillation (MJO) contribute to the variability in deep convection. This work studies the impact on deep convection due to interactions among these three different motion systems. Furthermore, the role of the unique topography of the region is examined with respect to the variability in the synoptic-scale cold surge and Borneo vortex. On the synoptic scale, the interaction of northeast winds with local topography and the dynamic response to the change in latitude contribute to the turning of the winds and localized patterns of deep convection. In days without a Borneo vortex, deep convection tends to be suppressed over the South China Sea and Borneo and enhanced downstream over the landmasses on the western and southern peripheries of the equatorial South China Sea. The pattern is reversed in days with a vortex. The presence of a cold surge enhances this contrast. The surge also interacts with the Borneo vortex, in that the vortex is strengthened and the vortex center shifts from over the South China Sea to be located over the western coast of Borneo. The frequency of cold surges and vortex days is reduced during periods when the MJO is present. Composites of large-scale circulation and outgoing longwave radiation are used to show that often the MJO-related circulation patterns oppose the synoptic-scale cold-surge and vortex circulations. Thus, a primary impact of the MJO is to inhibit weak cold-surge events, which then produces a secondary impact on the Borneo vortex via interactions between the cold-surge winds and the vortex.

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