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Season-dependent heatwave mechanisms: A study of southern China

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WEATHER AND CLIMATE EXTREMES
卷 42, 期 -, 页码 -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.wace.2023.100603

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Heatwaves; Season-dependent mechanisms; Composite analysis; Synoptic behaviors; Southern China; Global warming

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This study examines the characteristics of spring, summer, and autumn heatwaves in southern China. The results show that heatwaves in all three seasons are intensifying in frequency, duration, and intensity, and they exhibit distinct season-dependent circulation changes. Summer heatwaves are characterized by a warm-core high-pressure structure, while spring and autumn heatwaves exhibit a warm low pattern. Autumn heatwaves are largely influenced by local preceding soil moisture deficit.
Heatwaves are among the deadliest weather-related disasters. They are not only seen in summer but also may appear in spring and autumn, especially under climate warming. Although the mechanisms of summertime heatwaves have been extensively studied, how they differ from spring and autumn seasons and possibly season dependent mechanisms of heatwaves are poorly understood. Here we examine the specific processes associated with spring, summer, and autumn heatwaves in southern China during 1961-2020. We show that heatwaves in all three seasons are intensifying in frequency, duration, and intensity, and they exhibit distinctly season dependent circulation changes. Summer heatwaves are characterized by a warm-core high-pressure structure, while spring and autumn heatwaves exhibit a warm low pattern. Summer heatwaves are mainly triggered by the westward (eastward) extension of the western North Pacific subtropical high (South Asian high), and are accompanied by anomalous lower-level anticyclone and positive pressure anomalies. In contrast, spring and autumn heatwaves coincide with lower-than-normal pressure and anomalous southwesterly over East Asia, indicative of a weakening of the East Asian winter monsoon circulation and the Siberian high. Their developments are linked to the eastward movement of an upper-tropospheric wave-like pattern over the mid latitudes. It is also found that autumn heatwaves are largely contributed by local preceding soil moisture deficit, in comparison to spring and summer heatwaves. Our findings contribute to a better understanding of the heatwave characteristics in different seasons and provide insights into their mitigation strategies.

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