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Possible Impact of the Summer North Atlantic Oscillation on Extreme Hot Events in China |
SUN Jian-Qi |
Nansen-Zhu International Research Centre, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100029, China |
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Abstract This paper reveals that the summer North Atlantic Oscillation (SNAO) is closely related to the extreme hot event (EHE) variability in China during the period of 1979-2009, with a positive-phase (negative-phase) SNAO corresponding to less (more) EHEs in northern China. The summer circulation anomalies associated with the SNAO give further confirmation of the above relationship. In a positive-phase (negative-phase) SNAO year, there is an anomalous cyclone (anticyclone) over central East Asia, which can increase (decrease) the total cloud cover over this region. Such changes of the total cloud cover can then decrease (increase) the solar radiation reaching the surface, which is consequently unfavorable (favorable) to the formation of EHEs over northern China.
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Received: 17 January 2012
Revised: 28 February 2012
Accepted: 04 March 2012
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