1.Xizang Nagqu Meteorological Bureau, Nagqu 852000, China
2.The Laboratory of Climatic Resources Utilization and Disaster Prevention, Lanzhou Resources and Environment Voc-Tech University, Lanzhou 730021, China
3.Nagqu Plateau Climate and Environment Observation and Research Station of Xizang Autonomous Region, Nagqu 852000, China
Based on monthly reanalysis and satellite remote sensing data from 1980 to 2018, a new index for thermal low-pressure tailored to the Tibetan Plateau(TP) was defined in this study. Furthermore, using ensemble empirical mode decomposition, linear regression methods, and thermal adaptation theory, the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics of thermal low and its relationship with anomalous precipitation were analyzed. The results indicate: (1) The plateau thermal low in July exhibits inter-annual variations dominated by 2.2 a and 7.8 a cycles, and anomalous TP thermal low-pressure of the 2.2 a period has a more significant impact on an east-west dipole pattern of anomalous precipitation. (2) The propagation of quasi-steady Rossby waves in the upper troposphere at mid-latitudes generates an anomalous anticyclone over the plateau. This enhances the divergent and pumping effect in the upper troposphere over the TP, strengthening vertical upward motion in the lower troposphere and promoting increased precipitation. (3) When the TP thermal low-pressure is stronger, increased precipitation occurs in the eastern TP region. This releases convective condensation latent heat, which, through atmospheric thermal adaptation processes, maintains the dipole distribution of abnormal low (high) pressure in the lower (upper) troposphere and increased (decreased) precipitation in the eastern (western) plateau. These findings provide a theoretical basis and reference for further understanding of the feedback relationship between the TP Summer Monsoon circulation and the anomalous precipitation on the TP, thereby improving the accuracy of plateau summer precipitation forecasts.
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