Open AccessRelationship between wintertime precipitation in South China and air–sea heat fluxes
Author(s) -
Li Weibiao,
Feng Jiaxin,
Chen Shumin,
Wang Lei
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
atmospheric science letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.951
H-Index - 45
ISSN - 1530-261X
DOI - 10.1002/asl.370
Subject(s) - climatology , precipitation , environmental science , latent heat , atmosphere (unit) , china , heat flux , atmospheric sciences , flux (metallurgy) , geography , geology , meteorology , heat transfer , physics , materials science , archaeology , metallurgy , thermodynamics
Multivariate analyses show that the variability of winter precipitation anomalies in South China has strong geographical dependence on the latent heat flux (LHF) anomalies over the South China Sea (SCS) and the Kuroshio Current regions. The precipitation is above (below) normal if the LHF from ocean to atmosphere is below (above) normal. Moreover, this relationship is significantly modulated by the local atmospheric circulation anomalies. Copyright © 2012 Royal Meteorological Society