Abstract

The simulation of the East Asian winter monsoon (EAWM) has been a challenge for climate models. In this study, the performances of two versions of the AGCM developed at the IAP, versions 1 and 2 of the Grid-point Atmospheric Model of the IAP/LASG (GAMIL1 and GAMIL2), are evaluated in the context of mean state and interannual variation. Significant improvements are shown for GAMIL2 in comparison to GAMIL1. The simulated interannual variability of the EAWM, measured by the regional average of 1000 hPa meridional wind over East Asia, has evidently improved; the correlation coefficient with reanalysis data changes from 0.37 in GAMIL1 to 0.71 in GAMIL2. The associated interannual precipitation anomalies are also improved, in terms of both spatial pattern and magnitude. Analysis demonstrates that the improvements result from the better simulation of the El Niño-related Philippine Sea anticyclone (PSAC) in GAMIL2. The improved moist processes, including the stratiform condensation and evaporation in GAMIL2, lead to a reasonable atmospheric heating associated with El Niño in the tropical Pacific, which further drives the PSAC as a Rossby-wave response.

Details

Title
Improved simulation of the East Asian winter monsoon interannual variation by IAP/LASG AGCMs
Author
Chen-Xi, JIN 1 ; Tian-Jun, ZHOU 2 ; GUO, Zhun 3 ; WU, Bo 3 ; Xiao-Long, CHEN 3 

 State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; College of Earth Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China 
 State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Climate Change Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China 
 State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China 
End page
210
Publication year
2016
Publication date
May 2016
Publisher
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd
ISSN
16742834
e-ISSN
23766123
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2215243361
Copyright
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