Influence of North Atlantic Oscillation on Runoff in the Source Region of the Yangtze River

SHAO Jun, LU Man-sheng, XIE Shan, QIAN Xiao-yan, GONG De-lin, YANG Kun

Journal of Changjiang River Scientific Research Institute ›› 2024, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (11) : 181-188.

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Journal of Changjiang River Scientific Research Institute ›› 2024, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (11) : 181-188. DOI: 10.11988/ckyyb.20230870
Scientific Expedition And Research In The Headwaters Of The Yangtze River

Influence of North Atlantic Oscillation on Runoff in the Source Region of the Yangtze River

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Based on runoff series from the Tuotuohe and Zhimenda hydrological stations, we use the North Atlantic Oscillation Index (NAOI) to analyze the intensity of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and the impact of NAO on winter, summer, and annual runoff at the two stations. The impact of changes in wet and dry conditions was analyzed using correlation analysis and cross-wavelet transform to examine the multi-scale correlation characteristics between the NAO and runoff. The possible impact of NAO on runoff in the source region of the Yangtze River was also analyzed from the perspective of sea-atmosphere coupling affecting atmospheric circulation mechanisms. The research results showed that winter runoff was greatly affected by NAO. Before 2000, strong NAO years corresponded to relatively lower runoff probabilities, while weak NAO years corresponded to slightly higher runoff probabilities. Summer runoff was more significantly affected by the temperature in the source region of the Yangtze River. In summer, the response to the strength of NAO was not as obvious as in winter. The NAOI and the runoff at the Tuotuohe and Zhimenda hydrological stations showed good convergence in inter-decadal variation, but there was no close relationship on inter-annual or shorter time scales. There was a resonance cycle between monthly runoff and the NAOI on a time scale of 8-16 months throughout the entire period from 1960 to 2020. Before the 1970s and 1980s, the two stations and the NAOI showed similar frequency and phase changes; after that, they exhibited opposite phase changes. The North Atlantic Oscillation, as the most important climate mode in the North Atlantic region, directly affects the strength of the monsoon and westerly winds through atmospheric teleconnection and Rossby Waves, and then adjusts the water vapor transport over the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, thereby affecting the temporal and spatial distribution of precipitation and runoff in the source region of the Yangtze River.

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North Atlantic Oscillation / runoff / correlation analysis / cross wavelet transform / source area of the Yangtze River

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SHAO Jun , LU Man-sheng , XIE Shan , et al . Influence of North Atlantic Oscillation on Runoff in the Source Region of the Yangtze River[J]. Journal of Yangtze River Scientific Research Institute. 2024, 41(11): 181-188 https://doi.org/10.11988/ckyyb.20230870

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