Role of snow depth in spring of Tibetan Plateau in onset of South China Sea summer monsoon;

The regional durative rainstorm during pre-rainy season over South China is defined and its climatic distribution features before and after the onset of South China Sea summer monsoon are studied using daily rainfall data of 175 stations in Guangdong and Guangxi provinces.

The impacts of spring tropical Indian Ocean Sea Surface Temperature(SST) anomalies on the strength of South China Sea summer monsoon(SCSSM) are investigated by analyzing 50 a Reynolds monthly mean SST data and NCEP/NCAR atmospheric reanalysis data.

Characteristics of the water vapor transporting path in strong and weak SCS summer monsoon years

The Rossby-wave chain triggered by the convection over BOB might be a main factor for the onset of SCS summer monsoon.

The results show that the warmer SST in the SCS in winter and spring can make a good condition for formation of monsoon circulation in high and low levels, which promote the SCS summer monsoon onset.

Influences of SSTA over Kuroshio on SCS summer monsoon onset and the western Pacific subtropical high from April to June are investigated.

Multi-year JEDAC data of heat content in upper ocean and NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data were used to analyse the relationship between the heat content anomalies in the warm pool (WP) area of the western Pacific and onset of South China Sea summer monsoon (SCSM).