Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (English Edition) ›› 2004, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (5): 518-527.

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NONLINEAR ANALYSIS OF EQUATORIAL EASTERN PACIFIC AIR-SEA COUPLING OSCILLATION AND A LIMIT-CYCLE THEORY FOR ENSO CYCLE

HUANG Si-xun, XIANG Jie, HAN Wei   

  1. P.O.Box 003, Nanjing 211101, P.R.China
  • Received:2003-06-28 Revised:2004-01-20 Online:2004-05-18 Published:2004-05-18
  • Supported by:
    theNationalNaturalScienceFoundationofChina(40075014);theMunicipalKeyFoundationofShanghaiScienceandTechnology(02DJ14032)

Abstract: The troposphere and ocean mixed layer were considered as two components of a dynamic system operated by solar radiation as the constant source of energy, where upon an air-sea coupling self-exited coupling oscillation model was based with the aid of a locally averaged thermodynamic climate model, resulting mathematically in a closed self-governed dynamic system, a so-called El Nino-Southern Oscillation(ENSO) system. With the limit cycle solution of the system. It is shown that the essential physics of the coupled system can be described by the ENSO system. Compared with the observations, the theoretical limit cycle orbit matches the observed phase loop qualitatively. The ENSO system provides a useful theoretical framework for study of interannual variation of the tropical climate system.

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