The term "westerlies-dominated climatic regime" describes the pattern of precipitation/moisture variations between westerliesdominated arid Central Asia(ACA) and mid-latitude monsoon-dominated Asia on decadal to multi-millennial time scales. However, no attempts have been made to define its core region and the possible physical mechanisms responsible during the period of instrumental observations. The present study investigates the spatiotemporal variations of summer and winter precipitation on interannual to decadal time scales over mid-latitudes of the Eurasian continent using Empirical Orthogonal Function(EOF) analysis. Our results suggest the existence of an opposing pattern of summer precipitation variations between ACA and mid-latitude monsoon-dominated Asia and Mediterranean on decadal time scales. Based on these results, the core region influenced by the westerlies is outlined, including arid central Asia and Xinjiang in China(36°–54°N, 50°–90°E). By using monthly NCEP-NCAR reanalysis, the relationship between the "westerlies-dominated climatic regime" and atmospheric circulation were also analyzed. The combination of the zonal climatic teleconnection pattern and anomalous Indian Summer Monsoon Precipitation(ISMP) causes the precipitation characteristics of the "westerlies-dominated climatic regime" precipitation pattern. In addition, the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation(AMO) may also have an important effect on the "westerlies-dominated climatic regime".
对位于北疆福海县的乌伦古湖Ulungur10B孔岩芯进行分析,以AMS^(14)C测年为年代框架,结合粒度、烧失量和色度指标重建了该地区12.3 cal ka BP以来的古环境演化。结果显示:12.3~11.2 cal ka BP期间,湖泊有机质含量较高,区域有效湿度较大;11.2~7.4 cal ka BP期间,沉积物平均粒径大,有机质含量低,色度a*值、b*值偏大,区域气候冷干,湖面水位较低;7.4~4.3 cal kaBP期间,沉积物平均粒径减小,有机质含量升高,色度a*值、b*值减小,区域气候暖湿,湖泊水位较高;4.3 cal ka BP以来指标在波动中变化,反映湖泊水位在波动中变化,区域有效湿度有所降低。乌伦古湖晚冰期以来古环境演化与周边环境记录一致,气候变化模式符合中亚干旱区全新世气候变化的西风模式。
