Relationship between Arctic Oscillation and Spring Severe Sandstorm in North China
SONG Lian-chun;YU Ya-xun;SUN Xu-ying;SUN Guo-wu
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Key Laboratory of Arid Climatic Change and Reducing Disaster of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Arid Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Lanzhou 730020, China
The historical climatic data such as the sandstorm frequency and intensity, the Arctic Oscillation index(AOI), the zonal circulation index on 500 hPa and the intensity of Siberia High from 1954 to 2003 are analyzed.First, the variation tendency of sandstorm is analyzed, it is a climate phenomenon in spring.Secondly, the sandstorm in spring is a response to AO and the relationship between the atmosphere general circulation anomaly are also investigated.The results show that when the Arctic Oscillation is negative episode in winter, correspondingly, the zonal circulation index exhibits negative anomaly and the westerly flow in middle and high latitudes weakens, which makes cold air in polar areas to transport southwards and the Siberia High to strengthens, thus results in sandstorm increase, and vice versa Above preliminary results have some novel and applied value for the prediction of the variation tendency of sandstorm in North China.