Geoscience Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 9.9 Rainfall (mm/
day) and 850 mb wind (m/s)
differences (JJA 1998 minus
JJA 1997) for individual
models participating in
CLIVAR MMIP. The
observation is shown in the
right-hand bottom panel.
very pronounced during JJA 1998. The former is related to the Mei-yu rain-
belt of East Asia and the latter to the development of the ITCZ over the
eastern Indian Ocean and the Maritime Continent (MC). Both features were
enhanced during JJA 1998. Anomalous low-level westerlies were found
along 108 N from the central/western Pacific across Indo-China to the Bay
of Bengal and India. Near Japan and the northwestern Pacific, the large-scale
circulation shows wave-like features, associated with fluctuation of the
Search WWH ::
Custom Search