Long-term Variations of Troposphere-Stratosphere Mean Meridional Circulation

대류권-성층권 평균자오면순환의 장기변동

  • Seol, Dong-Il (Department of Ship Operating Systems Engineering, Korea Maritime University)
  • 설동일 (한국해양대학교 운항시스템공학부)
  • Published : 2001.10.31

Abstract

Studies of atmospheric general circulation in the troposphere and stratosphere are very important to understand the influence of human activities on the global climate and its change. Recently, the existence of an annual cycle in the circulation has been reported by a number of studies. In this study, the residual mean meridional circulation is calculated by the TEM momentum and continuity equations for the period from December 1985 to November 1995 (10 years), and the long-term variations of the circulation and mass fluxes across the 100hPa surface are examined. The multiple regression statistical model is used to obtain quantitatively the long-term variations. This study is focused especially on mean meridional circulation in the troposphere and stratosphere associated with ENSO (El Ni${\tilde{n}}$o-Southern Oscillation) which is known as a cause of the unusual weather, global climate, and its change. The results show that the global scale troposphere-stratosphere mean meridional circulation is intensified during El Ni${\tilde{n}}$o event and QBO (quasi-biennal oscillation) easterly phase and weakened during La Ni${\tilde{n}}$o event and QBO westerly phase. The signal of Mount Pinatubo volcanic eruption in June 1991 is obtained. Due to the volcanic eruption the global scale troposphere-stratosphere mean meridional circulation is abruptly intensified.

대류권과 성층권의 대기대순환에 관한 연구는 전지구 규모의 기후변동에 대한 인간활동의 영향을 이해하는 데에 있어서 매우 중요하다. 최근, 상부대류권과 성층권의 대기대순환에 있어서의 일년주기의 존재가 많은 연구에 의하여 보고되어졌다. 이 연구에서는 10년간(1985년 12월${\sim}$1995년 11월)의 자료에 대하여, 변형오일러평균방정식계의 운동방정식과 연속방정식을 이용하여 잔차평균자오면순환을 구하고, 그 순환과 100hPa면을 가로지르는 질량 플럭스들의 장기변동을 조사한다. 그 장기변동을 정량적으로 파악하기 위하여 중회귀통계모델을 사용한다. 특히, 이 연구에서는 이상기상과 전지구 규모의 기후변동의 원인으로서 알려진 엘니뇨현상과 관련한 대류권과 성층권의 평균자오면순환에 초점을 맞춘다. 연구의 결과는, 전지구 규모의 대류권-성층권 평균자오면순환은 엘니뇨현상과 준2년주기진동의 동풍 위상 동안에 강화되어지고, 라니냐현상과 준2년주기진동의 서풍 위상 동안에 약화되어진다는 사실을 보인다. 그리고, 1991년 6월에 있었던 피나투보 화산 폭발의 신호가 얻어진다. 그 화산 폭발 때문에 전지구 규모의 대류권-성층권 평균자오면순환은 급격히 강화되어진다.

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