证据表明,在20世纪90年代,热带气流的普遍循环加强了
Junye Chen1, Barbara E Carlson, Anthony D Del Genio
1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, USA. jchen@giss.nasa.gov
概括
地球 地球 地球 地球 地球 地球
科学领域:
- 气候科学 气候科学
- 地球系统科学 地球系统科学
- 大气物理学 大气物理学
背景情况:
- 地球的辐射预算影响全球气候.
- 热带气候动态对于全球天气模式至关重要.
- 年间气候变化,如厄尔尼诺-南方振荡,影响地球的能量平衡.
研究的目的:
- 使用卫星数据分析地球辐射预算的十年变化.
- 为了确定热带能源流的长期趋势.
- 将辐射预算变化与大气循环变化联系起来.
主要方法:
- 对来自卫星的输出长波辐射和反射的短波辐射进行分析.
- 对辐射流的时间频率分析,以尽量减少厄尔尼诺-南方振荡效应.
- 辐射预算变化与上层热层湿度,云层覆盖,表面温度和垂直速度数据的相关性.
主要成果:
- 从1985年到2000年,在热带地区观察到出行热辐射的显著增加 (超过5W/m2) 和反射阳光的减少 (少于2W/m2).
- 这些变化主要是由1990年后的趋势驱动的.
- 辐射预算的变化与热带哈德利和沃克循环的加强,赤道对流的增加,以及沉降地区的干燥/较少的云层相关.
结论:
- 热带循环的十年级变化显著影响地球的能量平衡.
- 增强的热带循环导致外出的辐射增加和云格局的改变.
- 了解这些长期变化对于气候变化预测至关重要.
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