Intraseasonal Oscillation Features of the Two Types of Persistent High Temperature Events over Jiangnan Region

Abstract

In order to find potential low-frequency signals and provide new ideas for extended-range forecasting, the intraseasonal oscillation (ISO) characteristics of persistent high temperature events (PHTEs) in the extended summer in Jiangnan area are explored by using daily maximum air temperature (Tmax) data from the China Meteorological Data Network and daily reanalysis data provided by NCEP/DOE. The results show that the low-frequency PHTEs can be classified into three types according to the position variation of the Western Pacific subtropical high (WPSH). For the first two types of PHTEs, a southwestward migrating mid-latitude wave train from the North American coast to the central and eastern China can be clearly seen in the whole troposphere. Whereas the two types of PHTEs show different features in the low-latitude. It is found that a significantly westward extension of the WPSH during the first type of PHTEs, with the low-frequency anticyclone moving westward in the mid-lower troposphere. For the second type of PHTEs, the WPSH is mainly located in the southeastern China with slightly movement. Analysis of the low-frequency vertical circulation and the thermodynamic equation further reveal that the increase of temperature in Jiangnan region is primarily attributed to the descending airflow.