2016 , Vol. 31 >Issue 6: 581 - 594
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11867/j.issn.1001-8166.2016.06.0581.
The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and Europe Blocking and Their Impacts on Extreme Snowstorms: A Review
First author:Yao Yao(1985-), male, Tai’an City, Shandong Province, Research Assistant. Research areas include climate dynamic and extreme climate.E-mail:yaoyao@tea.ac.cn
Received date: 2016-04-14
Revised date: 2016-05-28
Online published: 2016-06-10
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Project supported by the Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China “Pattern characteristics of Europe blocking and its impact on Eurasia extreme weather” (No.41505075);The Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China “Evolution characteristics and mechanisms of low-frequency modes in the Northern Hemisphere under global climate and its relation with extreme weather events” (No.41430533)
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Large-scale, low frequency modes such as the North Atlantic Oscillation(NAO)and blocking, have an important modulation on the northern hemisphere weather and climate. In this paper, the physical mechanism studies on inter-decadal and decadal variability of NAO and blocking were summarized. The relationship between NAO regime transitions and the interannual variability of NAO in winter during was examined by using a statistical approach. The time-space relationship between NAO and European blocking were discussed. Based on two extreme cold and snowstorm events, the impacts on local weather especially the extreme events within the life cycle (two weeks) of the NAO and blocking were further examined. It was found that the frequently occurrence of the Eurasian extreme snowstorm was closely related to the special combination of NAO and blocking regime. In addition, the development of theoretical modes for NAO and blocking was discussed and issues that remain to be solved were proposed.
Yao Yao , Dehai Luo . The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and Europe Blocking and Their Impacts on Extreme Snowstorms: A Review[J]. Advances in Earth Science, 2016 , 31(6) : 581 -594 . DOI: 10.11867/j.issn.1001-8166.2016.06.0581.
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