Using a state-of-the-art chemistry-climate model,we analyzed the atmospheric responses to increases in sea surface temperature （SST）.The results showed that increases in SST and the SST meridional gradient could int...Using a state-of-the-art chemistry-climate model,we analyzed the atmospheric responses to increases in sea surface temperature （SST）.The results showed that increases in SST and the SST meridional gradient could intensify the subtropical westerly jets and significantly weaken the northern polar vortex.In the model runs,global uniform SST increases produced a more significant impact on the southern stratosphere than the northern stratosphere,while SST gradient increases produced a more significant impact on the northern stratosphere.The asymmetric responses of the northern and southern polar stratosphere to SST meridional gradient changes were found to be mainly due to different wave properties and transmissions in the northern and southern atmosphere.Although SST increases may give rise to stronger waves,the results showed that the effect of SST increases on the vertical propagation of tropospheric waves into the stratosphere will vary with height and latitude and be sensitive to SST meridional gradient changes.Both uniform and non-uniform SST increases accelerated the large-scale Brewer-Dobson circulation （BDC）,but the gradient increases of SST between 60°S and 60°N resulted in younger mean age-of-air in the stratosphere and a larger increase in tropical upwelling,with a much higher tropopause than from a global uniform 1.0 K SST increase.展开更多
We have used a fully coupled chemistry-climate model(WACCM)to investigate the relative importance of the direct and indirect effects of 11a solar variations on stratospheric temperature and ozone.Although the model do...We have used a fully coupled chemistry-climate model(WACCM)to investigate the relative importance of the direct and indirect effects of 11a solar variations on stratospheric temperature and ozone.Although the model does not contain a quasi-biennial oscillation(QBO)and uses fixed sea surface temperature(SST),it is able to produce a second maximum solar response in tropical lower stratospheric(TLS)temperature and ozone of approximately 0.5 K and 3%,respectively.In the TLS,the solar spectral variations in the chemistry scheme play a more important role than solar spectral variations in the radiation scheme in generating temperature and ozone responses.The chemistry effect of solar variations causes significant changes in the Brewer-Dobson(BD)circulation resulting in ozone anomalies in the TLS.The model simulations also show a negative feedback in the upper stratosphere between the temperature and ozone responses.A wavelet analysis of the modeled ozone and temperature time series reveals that the maximum solar responses in ozone and temperature caused by both chemical and radiative effects occur at different altitudes in the upper stratosphere.The analysis also confirms that both the direct radiative and indirect ozone feedback effects are important in generating a solar response in the upper stratospheric temperatures,although the solar spectral variations in the chemistry scheme give the largest solar cycle power in the upper stratospheric temperature.展开更多
通常基于准地转的变换的欧拉平均框架下提出的涡动热通量近似理论计算极区平流层温度变化的动力和非绝热加热贡献,但是这可能会带来一定的误差。本文根据Liu and Fu(2019)提出的欧拉平均框架下新形式的面积加权平均的热力学能量方程,通...通常基于准地转的变换的欧拉平均框架下提出的涡动热通量近似理论计算极区平流层温度变化的动力和非绝热加热贡献,但是这可能会带来一定的误差。本文根据Liu and Fu(2019)提出的欧拉平均框架下新形式的面积加权平均的热力学能量方程,通过滑动累加得到逐月的温度变化方程。再利用1980-2019年欧洲中期天气预报中心第五代再分析资料(European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts fifth reanalysis data,ERA5),计算北半球极区低平流层100 hPa在全时段(1980-2019年)和两个分时段(1980-1999年、2000-2019年)各月温度增量、动力加热、非绝热加热和对流加热项(W项)的气候平均值,进而讨论涡动热通量近似理论成立的最佳参考纬度。结果表明,新导出的W项使得极区累积的动力和非绝热加热项之和与温度增量项之间的误差在冬春季减少了一半。在100 hPa上,W项随月份和纬度变化,尤其在冬春季节对温度变化贡献明显,由此得到涡动热通量近似成立的最佳参考纬度应该在W项的零等值线附近。进一步验证表明参考纬度可以取在50°N。展开更多
A new static microwave sounding unit （MSU） channel 4 weighting function is obtained from using Coupled Model Inter-comparison Project, Phase 5 （CMIP5） historical multimodel simulations as inputs into the fast Radi...A new static microwave sounding unit （MSU） channel 4 weighting function is obtained from using Coupled Model Inter-comparison Project, Phase 5 （CMIP5） historical multimodel simulations as inputs into the fast Radiative Transfer Model for TOVS （RTTOV v10）. For the same CMIP5 model simulations, it is demonstrated that the computed MSU channel 4 brightness temperature （T4） trends in the lower stratosphere over both the globe and the tropics using the proposed weighting function are equivalent to those calculated by RTTOV, but show more cooling than those computed using the traditional UAH （University of Alabama at Huntsville） or RSS （Remote Sensing Systems in Santa Rosa, California） static weighting functions. The new static weighting function not only reduces the computational cost, but also reveals reasons why trends using a radiative transfer model are different from those using a traditional static weighting function. This study also shows that CMIP5 model simulated T4 trends using the traditional UAH or RSS static weighting functions show less cooling than satellite observations over the globe and the tropics. Although not completely removed, this difference can be reduced using the proposed weighting function to some extent, especially over the tropics. This work aims to explore the reasons for the trend differences and to see to what extent they are related to the inaccurate weighting functions. This would also help distinguish other sources for trend errors and thus better understand the climate change in the lower stratosphere.展开更多
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2010CB428604)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 41175042 and 41225018)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (Grant No. lzujbky2012-k04)
文摘Using a state-of-the-art chemistry-climate model,we analyzed the atmospheric responses to increases in sea surface temperature （SST）.The results showed that increases in SST and the SST meridional gradient could intensify the subtropical westerly jets and significantly weaken the northern polar vortex.In the model runs,global uniform SST increases produced a more significant impact on the southern stratosphere than the northern stratosphere,while SST gradient increases produced a more significant impact on the northern stratosphere.The asymmetric responses of the northern and southern polar stratosphere to SST meridional gradient changes were found to be mainly due to different wave properties and transmissions in the northern and southern atmosphere.Although SST increases may give rise to stronger waves,the results showed that the effect of SST increases on the vertical propagation of tropospheric waves into the stratosphere will vary with height and latitude and be sensitive to SST meridional gradient changes.Both uniform and non-uniform SST increases accelerated the large-scale Brewer-Dobson circulation （BDC）,but the gradient increases of SST between 60°S and 60°N resulted in younger mean age-of-air in the stratosphere and a larger increase in tropical upwelling,with a much higher tropopause than from a global uniform 1.0 K SST increase.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2010CB428604)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41175042 and 41225018)
文摘We have used a fully coupled chemistry-climate model(WACCM)to investigate the relative importance of the direct and indirect effects of 11a solar variations on stratospheric temperature and ozone.Although the model does not contain a quasi-biennial oscillation(QBO)and uses fixed sea surface temperature(SST),it is able to produce a second maximum solar response in tropical lower stratospheric(TLS)temperature and ozone of approximately 0.5 K and 3%,respectively.In the TLS,the solar spectral variations in the chemistry scheme play a more important role than solar spectral variations in the radiation scheme in generating temperature and ozone responses.The chemistry effect of solar variations causes significant changes in the Brewer-Dobson(BD)circulation resulting in ozone anomalies in the TLS.The model simulations also show a negative feedback in the upper stratosphere between the temperature and ozone responses.A wavelet analysis of the modeled ozone and temperature time series reveals that the maximum solar responses in ozone and temperature caused by both chemical and radiative effects occur at different altitudes in the upper stratosphere.The analysis also confirms that both the direct radiative and indirect ozone feedback effects are important in generating a solar response in the upper stratospheric temperatures,although the solar spectral variations in the chemistry scheme give the largest solar cycle power in the upper stratospheric temperature.
文摘通常基于准地转的变换的欧拉平均框架下提出的涡动热通量近似理论计算极区平流层温度变化的动力和非绝热加热贡献,但是这可能会带来一定的误差。本文根据Liu and Fu(2019)提出的欧拉平均框架下新形式的面积加权平均的热力学能量方程,通过滑动累加得到逐月的温度变化方程。再利用1980-2019年欧洲中期天气预报中心第五代再分析资料(European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts fifth reanalysis data,ERA5),计算北半球极区低平流层100 hPa在全时段(1980-2019年)和两个分时段(1980-1999年、2000-2019年)各月温度增量、动力加热、非绝热加热和对流加热项(W项)的气候平均值,进而讨论涡动热通量近似理论成立的最佳参考纬度。结果表明,新导出的W项使得极区累积的动力和非绝热加热项之和与温度增量项之间的误差在冬春季减少了一半。在100 hPa上,W项随月份和纬度变化,尤其在冬春季节对温度变化贡献明显,由此得到涡动热通量近似成立的最佳参考纬度应该在W项的零等值线附近。进一步验证表明参考纬度可以取在50°N。
基金supported by the National Program on Key Basic Research Projects of China(Grant Nos.2010CB951604 and 2010CB28402)
文摘A new static microwave sounding unit （MSU） channel 4 weighting function is obtained from using Coupled Model Inter-comparison Project, Phase 5 （CMIP5） historical multimodel simulations as inputs into the fast Radiative Transfer Model for TOVS （RTTOV v10）. For the same CMIP5 model simulations, it is demonstrated that the computed MSU channel 4 brightness temperature （T4） trends in the lower stratosphere over both the globe and the tropics using the proposed weighting function are equivalent to those calculated by RTTOV, but show more cooling than those computed using the traditional UAH （University of Alabama at Huntsville） or RSS （Remote Sensing Systems in Santa Rosa, California） static weighting functions. The new static weighting function not only reduces the computational cost, but also reveals reasons why trends using a radiative transfer model are different from those using a traditional static weighting function. This study also shows that CMIP5 model simulated T4 trends using the traditional UAH or RSS static weighting functions show less cooling than satellite observations over the globe and the tropics. Although not completely removed, this difference can be reduced using the proposed weighting function to some extent, especially over the tropics. This work aims to explore the reasons for the trend differences and to see to what extent they are related to the inaccurate weighting functions. This would also help distinguish other sources for trend errors and thus better understand the climate change in the lower stratosphere.
