Understanding the Dry-to-Wet Transition of Summer Precipitation over the Three-Rivers Headwater Region: Atmospheric Circulation Mechanisms

Author:

Liu Xuan12ORCID,Yang Mingxiang2ORCID,Zhou Feng3,Wen Fan2,Zhang Xiaotan3,Gao Chao3,Wang Hejia2,Dong Ningpeng2ORCID

Affiliation:

1. State Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Intelligent Construction and Operation, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China

2. State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, China

3. Kunming Engineering Corporation Limited, Kunming 650000, China

Abstract

Summer precipitation has changed over the Three-Rivers Headwater (TRH) region, which may have an impact on droughts and floods in Asia. This study examines the notable interdecadal variation from dry to wet conditions in summer (June to August) precipitation over the TRH region during the period of 1979–2020. The changes could have been influenced by atmospheric circulations. This study aims to improve our understanding of the interdecadal variation in summer precipitation over the TRH region. Our findings reveal that a zonally oriented teleconnection wave train is generated across the Eurasian mid-to-high latitudes, originating from the North Atlantic and propagating to northern East Asia along the westerly jet. This results in a weakened and northward-shifted westerly jet. Additionally, anticyclonic circulation anomalies over the northern Tibetan Plateau contribute to easterly water-vapor transport anomalies in the region, reducing water-vapor export at the eastern boundary. Concurrently, an anomalous cyclone over the Arabian Sea and an anomalous anticyclone over the Bay of Bengal enhance the influx of oceanic water vapor into the TRH region. The enhanced Walker circulation further augments the equatorial easterly, which in turn strengthens the anomalous anticyclone over the Bay of Bengal. Consequently, these atmospheric changes contribute to the increased summer precipitation over the TRH region, elucidating the mechanisms behind the observed dry-to-wet transition.

Funder

National Key Research and Development

China Power Construction Corporation Technology Project

Key R&D Plan Project in Yunnan Province

Study on the Monitoring of the Integrated Effects of Resource Utilization of Yellow River Floods at the Northern Margin of the Kubuqi Desert

Publisher

MDPI AG

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