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Impacts of four northern-hemisphere teleconnection patterns on atmospheric circulations over Eurasia and the Pacific

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The impacts of four teleconnection patterns on atmospheric circulation components over Eurasia and the Pacific region, from low to high latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere (NH), were investigated comprehensively in this study. The patterns, as identified by the Climate Prediction Center (USA), were the East Atlantic (EA), East Atlantic/Western Russia (EAWR), Polar/Eurasia (POLEUR), and Scandinavian (SCAND) teleconnections. Results indicate that the EA pattern is closely related to the intensity of the subtropical high over different sectors of the NH in all seasons, especially boreal winter. The wave train associated with this pattern serves as an atmospheric bridge that transfers Atlantic influence into the low-latitude region of the Pacific. In addition, the amplitudes of the EAWR, SCAND, and POLEUR patterns were found to have considerable control on the “Vangengeim–Girs” circulation that forms over the Atlantic–Eurasian region in winter or spring. The EA and EAWR mainly affect the westerlies in winter and spring and the POLEUR and SCAND, respectively, in summer and winter. Strong westerlies confine the extension of the North Polar vortex, which generally results in a small weak vortex and a shallow East Asian trough located in a position further east than normal. Furthermore, the North Polar vortex presents significant connections with the patterns during winter and summer. Analyses in this work suggest that the teleconnection patterns in summer could be driven, at least partly, by the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, which to some degree might transmit the influence of the Atlantic Ocean to Eurasia and the Pacific region.

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The first author would like to thank the China Scholarship Council (CSC) and the University of California, Irvine, USA, for the financial support and provision of a pleasant working environment during her period as a senior visiting scholar. Cordial thanks are extended to the anonymous reviewers and editors for their constructive comments and suggestions for the improvement of this paper. Many thanks are offered to Professor Jinyi Yu for his suggestions concerning the presented topic. The authors appreciate the help given by Dr. Fangting Yu regarding the improvement of the written English. This study was supported by the US National Science Foundation (AGS-1233542 and AGS-1505145), National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 40965007), Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia, China (No. 2013MS0923), and Financial Support for Scientific Research of Inner Mongolia Meteorological Bureau, China Meteorological Administration (No. nmqxkjcx201607).

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    Tao Gao

  2. Department of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA

    Tao Gao, Jin-yi Yu & Houk Paek

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Gao, T., Yu, Jy. & Paek, H. Impacts of four northern-hemisphere teleconnection patterns on atmospheric circulations over Eurasia and the Pacific. Theor Appl Climatol 129, 815–831 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-016-1801-2

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