Coupled land-ocean-atmosphere processes and South Asian monsoon variability
Abstract
Results from a global coupled ocean-atmosphere climate model and a model with specified tropical convective heating anomalies show that the South Asian monsoon was an active part of the tropical biennial oscillation (TBO). Convective heating anomalies over Africa and the western Pacific Ocean associated with the TBO altered the simulated pattern of atmospheric circulation for the Northern Hemisphere winter mid-latitude over Asia. This alteration in the mid-latitude circulation maintained temperature anomalies over South Asia through winter and helped set up the land-sea temperature contrast for subsequent monsoon development. South Asian snow cover contributed to monsoon strength but was symptomatic of the larger scale alteration in the mid-latitude atmospheric circulation pattern. 36 refs., 5 figs.
- Authors:
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- National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 70334
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- Science
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 266; Journal Issue: 5183; Other Information: PBD: 14 Oct 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE MODELS; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; MONSOONS; VARIATIONS; ASIA
Citation Formats
Meehl, G A. Coupled land-ocean-atmosphere processes and South Asian monsoon variability. United States: N. p., 1994.
Web. doi:10.1126/science.266.5183.263.
Meehl, G A. Coupled land-ocean-atmosphere processes and South Asian monsoon variability. United States. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.266.5183.263
Meehl, G A. 1994.
"Coupled land-ocean-atmosphere processes and South Asian monsoon variability". United States. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.266.5183.263.
@article{osti_70334,
title = {Coupled land-ocean-atmosphere processes and South Asian monsoon variability},
author = {Meehl, G A},
abstractNote = {Results from a global coupled ocean-atmosphere climate model and a model with specified tropical convective heating anomalies show that the South Asian monsoon was an active part of the tropical biennial oscillation (TBO). Convective heating anomalies over Africa and the western Pacific Ocean associated with the TBO altered the simulated pattern of atmospheric circulation for the Northern Hemisphere winter mid-latitude over Asia. This alteration in the mid-latitude circulation maintained temperature anomalies over South Asia through winter and helped set up the land-sea temperature contrast for subsequent monsoon development. South Asian snow cover contributed to monsoon strength but was symptomatic of the larger scale alteration in the mid-latitude atmospheric circulation pattern. 36 refs., 5 figs.},
doi = {10.1126/science.266.5183.263},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/70334},
journal = {Science},
number = 5183,
volume = 266,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Oct 14 00:00:00 EDT 1994},
month = {Fri Oct 14 00:00:00 EDT 1994}
}