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http://dx.doi.org/10.5467/JKESS.2007.28.5.556

Interdecadal Variation of Wintertime Blocking Frequency over the Siberia  

Lee, Hyun-Soo (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University)
Jhun, Jong-Ghap (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University)
Kang, In-Sik (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University)
Moon, Byung-Kwon (Division of Science Education/Institute of Science Education, Chonbuk National University)
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Journal of the Korean earth science society / v.28, no.5, 2007 , pp. 556-562 More about this Journal
Abstract
The interdecadal variation of wintertime blocking frequency over the Siberia ($60^{\circ}E-140^{\circ}E$) is examined using the ECMWF/NCEP-NCAR re-analysis data for the period 1958-2006. The wintertime blocking frequency over the Siberia significantly decreased for the period 1986-2006, compared to the period 1958-1985, which is mainly due to the anomalous circulation of 500-hPa geopotential height field. During the period 1986-2006, there was enhancement in both the anomalous cyclonic flow over the western Siberia and the anomalous anticyclonic flow over the east Asia. These anomalous circulation patterns, which might be associated with changes in surface temperatures over the Asian continent, are suspected to playa possibly important role as an obstacle to the formation of blocking flow over the Siberia.
Keywords
interdecadal variation; blocking;
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