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Regional and Synoptic-scale Features Associated with Inactive Periods of the Summer Monsoon over South China


doi: 10.1007/s00376-997-0021-1

  • This paper presents an observational study of the physical processes responsible for the inactive period (break) of the summer monsoon over South China (SC). The break of the rnonsoon is defined by using the rainfall data over Hong Kong Meteorological parameters provided by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) for the period 1985-1990 are examined. Daily values of each parameter for the six years are then compo-sited each day for the period of 5 days before to 1 day after the break It is found that several days before the break, changes opposite to those occurred during the onset and active pe?riods begin to take place. This suggests that a feedback mechanism is present which tends to restore the atmosphere to a more stable state. This mechanism may be initiated by the formation of convective clouds during the onset and ac?tive periods. These clouds then reduce the solar radiation to the ground, leading to a gradual drop in the temperature. This drop, together with the cooling of the atmosphere due to the large amounts of rainfall, causes the pressure over the SC region to become higher, which in turn induces a westward extension of the subtropical ridge. The decrease in temperature over SC may also shift the location of the heat source to the west, which leads to a concomitant westward shift of the convergence of the southerlies and results in less moisture-laden air reaching the SC region. The atmos?phere then becomes unfavourable for heavy convection and therefore a break starts
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Regional and Synoptic-scale Features Associated with Inactive Periods of the Summer Monsoon over South China

  • 1. Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong,Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong

Abstract: This paper presents an observational study of the physical processes responsible for the inactive period (break) of the summer monsoon over South China (SC). The break of the rnonsoon is defined by using the rainfall data over Hong Kong Meteorological parameters provided by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) for the period 1985-1990 are examined. Daily values of each parameter for the six years are then compo-sited each day for the period of 5 days before to 1 day after the break It is found that several days before the break, changes opposite to those occurred during the onset and active pe?riods begin to take place. This suggests that a feedback mechanism is present which tends to restore the atmosphere to a more stable state. This mechanism may be initiated by the formation of convective clouds during the onset and ac?tive periods. These clouds then reduce the solar radiation to the ground, leading to a gradual drop in the temperature. This drop, together with the cooling of the atmosphere due to the large amounts of rainfall, causes the pressure over the SC region to become higher, which in turn induces a westward extension of the subtropical ridge. The decrease in temperature over SC may also shift the location of the heat source to the west, which leads to a concomitant westward shift of the convergence of the southerlies and results in less moisture-laden air reaching the SC region. The atmos?phere then becomes unfavourable for heavy convection and therefore a break starts

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