Changes in the Frequency of Extreme Cooling Events in Winter over China and Their Relationship with Arctic Oscillation
Extreme weather and climate events are becoming increasingly frequent and have gained an increasing amount of attention. Extreme cooling (EC) events are a major challenge to socioeconomic sustainability and human health. Based on meteorological stations and NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data, this study anal...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:bd6cc34a85b846d6b2df3e1e8d8915a7 2023-05-15T14:53:39+02:00 Changes in the Frequency of Extreme Cooling Events in Winter over China and Their Relationship with Arctic Oscillation Shuaifeng Song Xiaodong Yan 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/su132011491 https://doaj.org/article/bd6cc34a85b846d6b2df3e1e8d8915a7 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/20/11491 https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050 doi:10.3390/su132011491 2071-1050 https://doaj.org/article/bd6cc34a85b846d6b2df3e1e8d8915a7 Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 11491, p 11491 (2021) extreme cooling events Arctic Oscillation winter in China atmospheric circulation Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/su132011491 2022-12-30T20:31:58Z Extreme weather and climate events are becoming increasingly frequent and have gained an increasing amount of attention. Extreme cooling (EC) events are a major challenge to socioeconomic sustainability and human health. Based on meteorological stations and NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data, this study analyzed the temporal and spatial distributions of EC events in winter in China by using the relative threshold and the relationship between EC events and the Arctic Oscillation (AO) index during the period of 1961–2017. The results show that the frequency of EC events in China decreased by 0.730 d in these 57 years, with a trend of −0.1 d/10 y. Northeast China had the highest frequency of EC events in winter, with an average of 4 d. In addition, EC events are significantly negatively correlated with the AO index in China, with a correlation coefficient of −0.5, and the AO index accounts for approximately 21% of the EC event variance. The strongest correlations are mainly located in Northwest China. Our research shows that significant changes in the mid–high latitude atmospheric circulation anomalies, which are associated with the AO, are responsible for EC events. These findings provide theoretical guidance for the prediction and simulation of EC events. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Human health Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Sustainability 13 20 11491 |
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Extreme weather and climate events are becoming increasingly frequent and have gained an increasing amount of attention. Extreme cooling (EC) events are a major challenge to socioeconomic sustainability and human health. Based on meteorological stations and NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data, this study analyzed the temporal and spatial distributions of EC events in winter in China by using the relative threshold and the relationship between EC events and the Arctic Oscillation (AO) index during the period of 1961–2017. The results show that the frequency of EC events in China decreased by 0.730 d in these 57 years, with a trend of −0.1 d/10 y. Northeast China had the highest frequency of EC events in winter, with an average of 4 d. In addition, EC events are significantly negatively correlated with the AO index in China, with a correlation coefficient of −0.5, and the AO index accounts for approximately 21% of the EC event variance. The strongest correlations are mainly located in Northwest China. Our research shows that significant changes in the mid–high latitude atmospheric circulation anomalies, which are associated with the AO, are responsible for EC events. These findings provide theoretical guidance for the prediction and simulation of EC events. |
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Changes in the Frequency of Extreme Cooling Events in Winter over China and Their Relationship with Arctic Oscillation |
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Changes in the Frequency of Extreme Cooling Events in Winter over China and Their Relationship with Arctic Oscillation |
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Changes in the Frequency of Extreme Cooling Events in Winter over China and Their Relationship with Arctic Oscillation |
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