Quantitative study of the interannual variability of South Asian summer monsoon rainfall regulated by SST

2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 3457-3468
Author(s):  
Fenying Cai ◽  
Song Yang ◽  
Ziqian Wang ◽  
Wei Hua
2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 2327-2338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasti S. Chowdary ◽  
Darshana Patekar ◽  
G. Srinivas ◽  
C. Gnanaseelan ◽  
Anant Parekh

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 2623-2634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Wei ◽  
Renhe Zhang ◽  
Min Wen ◽  
Baek-Jo Kim ◽  
Jae-Cheol Nam

Abstract A diagnostic analysis reveals that on the interannual time scale the southeast–northwest movement is a dominant feature of the South Asian high (SAH), and it is closely related to the Indian and East Asian summer monsoon rainfall. The southeastward (northwestward) shift of the SAH is closely related to less (more) Indian summer monsoon rainfall and more (less) rainfall in the Yangtze River valley (YRV) over the East Asian summer monsoon region. An anomalous AGCM is utilized to examine the effect of latent heat anomalies associated with the Asian summer monsoon rainfall on the SAH. The negative latent heat anomalies over the northern Indian Subcontinent associated with a weak Indian summer monsoon stimulates an anomalous cyclone to its northwest and an anticyclone to its northeast over the eastern Tibetan Plateau and eastern China in the upper troposphere, which is responsible for the east–west shift of the SAH and more rainfall in the YRV. The positive latent heat release associated with rainfall anomalies in the YRV excites a southward-located anticyclone over eastern China, exerting a feedback effect on the SAH and leading to a southeast–northwest shift of the SAH.


2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (9) ◽  
pp. 3731-3750 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer M. Walker ◽  
Simona Bordoni ◽  
Tapio Schneider

Abstract This study identifies coherent and robust large-scale atmospheric patterns of interannual variability of the South Asian summer monsoon (SASM) in observational data. A decomposition of the water vapor budget into dynamic and thermodynamic components shows that interannual variability of SASM net precipitation (P − E) is primarily caused by variations in winds rather than in moisture. Linear regression analyses reveal that strong monsoons are distinguished from weak monsoons by a northward expansion of the cross-equatorial monsoonal circulation, with increased precipitation in the ascending branch. Interestingly, and in disagreement with the view of monsoons as large-scale sea-breeze circulations, strong monsoons are associated with a decreased meridional gradient in the near-surface atmospheric temperature in the SASM region. Teleconnections exist from the SASM region to the Southern Hemisphere, whose midlatitude poleward eddy energy flux correlates with monsoon strength. Possible implications of these teleconnection patterns for understanding SASM interannual variability are discussed.


2017 ◽  
Vol 114 (15) ◽  
pp. E2987-E2988 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianbao Liu ◽  
Shengqian Chen ◽  
Jianhui Chen ◽  
Zhiping Zhang ◽  
Fahu Chen

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