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Western pacific warm pool and ENSO asymmetry in CMIP3 models | |
Sun Yan1,2,3,4; Sun, De-Zheng3,4; Wu Lixin2; Wang Fan1; Wang, F | |
2013-05-01 | |
发表期刊 | ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES |
ISSN | 0256-1530 |
卷号 | 30期号:3页码:940-953 |
文章类型 | Article |
摘要 | Theoretical and empirical studies have suggested that an underestimate of the ENSO asymmetry may be accompanied by a climatologically smaller and warmer western Pacific warm pool. In light of this suggestion, simulations of the tropical Pacific climate by 19 Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 3 (CMIP3) climate models that do not use flux adjustment were evaluated. Our evaluation revealed systematic biases in both the mean state and ENSO statistics. The mean state in most of the models had a smaller and warmer warm pool. This common bias in the mean state was accompanied by a common bias in the simulated ENSO statistics: a significantly weak asymmetry between the two phases of ENSO. Moreover, despite the generally weak ENSO asymmetry simulated by all models, a positive correlation between the magnitude of the bias in the simulated warm-pool size and the magnitude of the bias in the simulated ENSO asymmetry was found. These findings support the suggested link between ENSO asymmetry and the tropical mean state-the climatological size and temperature of the warm pool in particular. Together with previous studies, these findings light up a path to improve the simulation of the tropical Pacific mean state by climate models: enhancing the asymmetry of ENSO in the climate models.; Theoretical and empirical studies have suggested that an underestimate of the ENSO asymmetry may be accompanied by a climatologically smaller and warmer western Pacific warm pool. In light of this suggestion, simulations of the tropical Pacific climate by 19 Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 3 (CMIP3) climate models that do not use flux adjustment were evaluated. Our evaluation revealed systematic biases in both the mean state and ENSO statistics. The mean state in most of the models had a smaller and warmer warm pool. This common bias in the mean state was accompanied by a common bias in the simulated ENSO statistics: a significantly weak asymmetry between the two phases of ENSO. Moreover, despite the generally weak ENSO asymmetry simulated by all models, a positive correlation between the magnitude of the bias in the simulated warm-pool size and the magnitude of the bias in the simulated ENSO asymmetry was found. These findings support the suggested link between ENSO asymmetry and the tropical mean state-the climatological size and temperature of the warm pool in particular. Together with previous studies, these findings light up a path to improve the simulation of the tropical Pacific mean state by climate models: enhancing the asymmetry of ENSO in the climate models. |
关键词 | Warm Pool Enso Asymmetry Cmip3 Model Enso Time-mean Effect |
学科领域 | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
DOI | 10.1007/s00376-012-2161-1 |
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收录类别 | SCI |
语种 | 英语 |
WOS研究方向 | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
WOS类目 | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000317779000029 |
WOS关键词 | CLIMATE SYSTEM MODEL ; OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE INTERACTION ; NINO SOUTHERN-OSCILLATION ; EL-NINO ; COUPLED MODEL ; INTERCOMPARISON PROJECT ; COLD-TONGUE ; HEAT TRANSPORTS ; AIR-TEMPERATURE ; SEA-ICE |
WOS标题词 | Science & Technology ; Physical Sciences |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://ir.qdio.ac.cn/handle/337002/16453 |
专题 | 海洋环流与波动重点实验室 |
通讯作者 | Wang, F |
作者单位 | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Oceanol, Key Lab Ocean Circulat & Waves, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China 2.Ocean Univ China, Phys Oceanog Lab, Qingdao 266100, Peoples R China 3.Univ Colorado, Cooperat Inst Res Environm Sci, Boulder, CO 80305 USA 4.NOAA, Earth Syst Res Lab, Div Phys Sci, Boulder, CO 80305 USA |
第一作者单位 | 海洋环流与波动重点实验室 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Sun Yan,Sun, De-Zheng,Wu Lixin,et al. Western pacific warm pool and ENSO asymmetry in CMIP3 models[J]. ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES,2013,30(3):940-953. |
APA | Sun Yan,Sun, De-Zheng,Wu Lixin,Wang Fan,&Wang, F.(2013).Western pacific warm pool and ENSO asymmetry in CMIP3 models.ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES,30(3),940-953. |
MLA | Sun Yan,et al."Western pacific warm pool and ENSO asymmetry in CMIP3 models".ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES 30.3(2013):940-953. |
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