DOI: 10.1016/j.accre.2017.03.002
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85017476788
论文题名: Summary of current research on Central Asian vortex
作者: Yang L.-M. ; Zhang Y.-H.
刊名: Advances in Climate Change Research
ISSN: 16749278
出版年: 2016
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Central Asian vortex
; Circulation configuration
; Energy propagation
; Meso-scale system
英文摘要: The Central Asian vortex (CAV) is an important synoptic-scale system that causes rainstorms, short-term heavy precipitation, hail, and sustained low temperatures in Xinjiang. This paper summarizes the current research conducted on the CAV since the 1960s. The objective definition of the CAV has been revised and a deep and shallow CAV classification proposed. Two high-frequency areas of deep CAV activity are the Kazakhstan hills (Sayan mountains) and the eastern area of the Aral Sea (Tashkent); events mostly occur in summer and 40% cause strong rainfall. In addition, two high-frequency activity areas of the shallow CAV are located in the west and south of the Pamirs Plateau and mostly occur in spring; 23.2% of occurrences cause strong rainfall. The western and eastern water vapor transport relates to westerlies and a strong low-level easterly jet stream (LLEJ) extending from Gansu to Xinjiang, respectively, and water vapor over the Tibetan Plateau transports even more northwards and enters Xinjiang. The deep CAV has an obvious cold core structure down to 300 hPa. The conversion terms from eddy available potential energy (AE) to eddy kinetic energy (KE) and eddy kinetic energy inflow (BKE) from the open atmospheric region boundaries are the main sources of KE which cause rapid development of the CAV. The anomalous anti-cyclone center over the northeast Atlantic is the fountain of Rossby wave energy dispersion; Rossby waves propagate from the northeast Atlantic to eastern Europe (Urals (EEU)), and then continuously propagate to Central Asia causing development of the CAV. The CAV requires further study to characterize the meso-scale system structure and evolution characteristics. In addition, physical modeling of the severe convective weather occurring under the CAV is required to determine the critical impacts of this severe convective weather and enable forecasting and early-warning indexes. © 2017 National Climate Center (China Meteorological Administration). Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/58845
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作者单位: Institute of Desert Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Urumqi 830002, China; Central Asia Center for Atmospheric Science Research, Urumqi 830002, China; Xinjiang Meteorological Observation, Urumqi 830002, China
Recommended Citation:
Yang L.-M.,Zhang Y.-H.. Summary of current research on Central Asian vortex[J]. Advances in Climate Change Research,2016-01-01