Onset of southwesterly wind over eastern China and associated atmospheric circulation and rainfall

• Published in: Climate dynamics Vol. 28; no. 7-8; pp. 797 - 811
• Main Authors: Zhao, Ping, Zhang, Renhe, Liu, Jiping, Zhou, Xiuji, He, Jinhai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Berlin/Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag 01.06.2007; Berlin Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Atmospheric circulation; Atmospheric precipitations; Atmospheric research; Belt conveyors; China; Climatology. Bioclimatology. Climate change; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; External geophysics; High pressure; Low pressure; Marine; Meteorology; monsoon season; Precipitation; prediction; Pressure; Prunus; Rain; Rain gauges; Rainfall; Rainy season; Rivers; Seasonal variation; Seasonal variations; South China Sea; Spring; Spring (season); Strengthening; Summer; Summer monsoon; temperature; Temperature gradients; Troposphere; Valleys; Water vapor; Water vapour; Wet season; Wind; Yangtze River; Eastern China; Far East; China; South China Sea; Yangtze River; ISEW, South China Sea; China, People's Rep., Changjiang R; IN, North Pacific; time series analysis; Climatology; Meteorological observation; rainfall; atmospheric precipitation; Asia; 1990-2000; winds; Observation data; Reanalysis; atmospheric circulation; seasonal variations; 1980-1990

Using the 5-day averaged data from the National Center for Environmental Prediction/National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCEP/NCAR) reanalysis, and precipitation from rain gauge stations in China for the period 1981-2000, we investigated seasonal variations and associated atmospheric circulatio...