全球变暖背景下西北、东北太平洋热带气旋频次及生成位置的不同变化特征OA
Distinctive responses of tropical cyclone frequency and genesis latitude over the western and eastern North Pacific to the global warming trend
利用历史观测资料分析了 1950-2023 年西北、东北太平洋区域热带气旋出现频率及生成纬度位置的长时间趋势,揭示了两大海盆热带气旋活动对全球变暖的响应差异.研究发现,1950-2023 年西北太平洋热带气旋生成频次呈现弱减少趋势,而东北太平洋热带气旋频次则显著上升.同时,热带气旋生成的纬度位置呈现显著的不同变化趋势:西北太平洋热带气旋平均生成纬度向北迁移,而东北太平洋则向南偏移.通过综合分析气象要素,研究了两个区域独特的热带气旋频率和位置趋势的环境控制因子.结果表明,西北太平洋和东北太平洋热带气旋不同频次变化趋势主要受纬向风切变的影响,而两海盆间生成位置的不同变化特征则归因于大气静力稳定度和垂直风切变.通过构建线性回归模型,验证了这些环境气象要素对两个海盆台风频次和生成纬度的调控作用.
Tropical cyclones(TC)are among the most destructive natural hazards worldwide,producing devas-tating winds,torrential rainfall,and storm surges.Under global warming,understanding long-term changes in TC activity and the underlying physical mechanisms is essential for improving prediction and mitigating associated risks.This study investigates two major TC genesis regions——the western North Pacific(WP)and the eastern North Pacific(EP)using observational and reanalysis datasets spanning 1950-2023.We examine changes in TC genesis frequency and latitude,along with the dominant environmental factors modulating these changes. The leading EOF(Empirical Orthogonal Function)mode of global SST(sea surface temperature)is used to derive the principal component time series(PC1),representing the long-term global warming signal.Correlation analyses reveal a significant positive relationship between EP TC genesis frequency and PC1,indica-ting enhanced TC activity in the EP under warming.In contrast,the correlation between WP and PC1 is negative but not statistically significant.The mean latitude of TC genesis exhibits a significant northward shift over the WP but a significant southward shift over the EP,both closely linked to PC1. Neither the genesis potential index(GPI)nor the dynamical genesis potential index(DGPI)effectively cap-tures these observed long-term changes,suggesting limitations in traditional metrics under a warming climate.Fur-ther diagnostic analyses show that environmental zonal vertical wind shear plays a pivotal role in producing the contrasting TC frequency trends.Increasing westerly shear over the WP suppresses disturbance amplification and reduces TC formation,whereas increasing easterly shear over the EP enhances the growth of precursor disturbances and increases TC frequency.Moreover,basin-specific meridional gradients in atmospheric stability and vertical wind shear largely determine the direction and magnitude of TC genesis latitude shifts.Over the WP,stronger stability increases to the south,and reduced shear to the north favors a northward migration of genesis lo-cations.Over the EP,a greater increase in atmospheric stability to the north leads to a southward shift. A linear regression model based on zonal wind shear successfully reproduces the observed trends in TC gene-sis frequency in both basins.Similarly,a multivariate regression model incorporating atmospheric stability and ver-tical wind shear captures the observed shifts in TC genesis latitude,lending further support to the proposed mecha-nisms.Overall,the results highlight the central role of large-scale environmental shear and stability in shaping ba-sin-dependent TC responses to global warming.
李天明;耿奕琳
南京信息工程大学气候系统预测与变化应对全国重点实验室/气象灾害教育部重点实验室/气象灾害预报预警与评估协同创新中心,江苏 南京 210044南京信息工程大学大气科学学院,江苏 南京 210044
热带气旋频率热带气旋纬度位置西北太平洋热带气旋东北太平洋热带气旋环境气象场
tropical cyclone frequencytropical cyclone genesis latitudetropical cyclone over the western North Pacifictropical cyclone over the eastern North Pacificenvironmental meteorological field
《大气科学学报》 2026 (1)
53-61,9
国家自然科学基金项目(42088101)
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