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http://dx.doi.org/10.14191/Atmos.2012.22.2.187

Analysis on the Relationship between the Korean Temperature and the Atmospheric Circulation over the Northern Hemisphere during Winter  

Lim, So-Min (Department of Environmental Marine Sciences, Erica, Hanyang University)
Yeh, Sang-Wook (Department of Environmental Marine Sciences, Erica, Hanyang University)
Kim, Gong-Rae (TUV SUD KOCEN Ltd.)
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Atmosphere / v.22, no.2, 2012 , pp. 187-197 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigates the relationship between the Korean temperature and the atmospheric circulation such as Arctic Oscillation, Siberian High and Aleutian Low during the winter (December-January) for the period of 1970-2011. It is found that all indices to represent aforementioned circulations are significantly correlated with Korean winter temperature for the period of 1970 - 2011. There are marked contrasts in such relationship, however, before and after the mid-1980s when a significant regime shift of Korean winter temperature occurred. While Korean winter temperature has a close relationship with Arctic Oscillation after the mid-1980s, its relationship with Siberian High and Aleutian Low is weakened. The composite analysis between a positive and negative phase of Arctic Oscillation before and after the mid-1980s is conducted to examine a recent strengthening of Arctic Oscillation-Korean winter temperature relationship. It is found that the structural changes of low-level wind and the geopotential height at 500 hPa between the two phases of Arctic Oscillation are more effective to influence Korean winter temperature after the mid-1980s. This may induce a close relationship between the Korean winter temperature variability and Arctic Oscillation after the mid-1980s compared to before the mid-1980s.
Keywords
korean winter temperature; atmospheric circulation; arctic oscillation; siberian high; aleutian low;
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