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Observational studies have pointed out that the extreme winter storms of 2007/2008 in China were most closely associated with the third leading mode (LM3) of the East Asia Winter Monsoon (EAWM).We investigated the behaviors of simulated EAWM-LM3 in 10 models participating in the fifth phase of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5),and then selected projections from the three best models to demonstrate possible future changes in EAWM-LM3 with their multi-model ensemble (MME) simulations.The evaluations show that most of the models (eight of 10) are able to reliably depict the spatial pattern of LM3,while only a few (three) can successfully reproduce the associated circulation patterns.Besides,unlike temperature simulation,most of the models have difficulty in capturing the corresponding LM3 precipitation pattern.Additionally,the MME analysis indicated that the MME produces better simulation of both LM3s spatial pattern and associated circulation anomalies than any individual model.Future projections by the selected three best models and their MME suggested that the LM3 of EAWM,as well as the frequency of EAWM-LM3 years,will not change significantly in future decades.Given this,the relationship between global warming and the change in EAWM-LM3 is discussed.