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Precipitation climate of Central Asia and the large-scale atmospheric circulation

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Bothe,  Oliver
Max Planck Fellows, MPI for Meteorology, Max Planck Society;

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Fraedrich,  Klaus F.
Max Planck Fellows, MPI for Meteorology, Max Planck Society;

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Bothe, O., Fraedrich, K. F., & Zhu, X. (2012). Precipitation climate of Central Asia and the large-scale atmospheric circulation. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 108, 345-354. doi:10.1007/s00704-011-0537-2.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0012-2CD0-A
Abstract
The precipitation climate in the larger Tian Shan region of Central Asia is described in terms of the climatological seasonal moisture fluxes and background circulation based on the ERA-40 reanalysis data and a precipitation reanalysis. The study area is partitioned into (1) the Tarim river basin, (2) bordering regions of China, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, and (3) Northwestern China. Moisture supply to these areas is primarily due to the midlatitude westerlies with contributions from higher latitudes. In addition, moisture from the Indian Ocean is notably imported into the Tarim drainage area. Monthly interannual precipitation variability relates to the variability of hemispheric circulation patterns. Extreme precipitation above and below normal in Western China and Central Asia is analyzed using the standardized precipitation index. Related circulation composites show that, despite regional and seasonal differences, episodes of extreme and severe dryness are dominated by various upstream standing wave patterns from the North Atlantic to Central Asia. These features extend further downstream to the North Pacific. Non-symmetry between wet and dry composites is noted upstream and in regional moisture flux composites. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.