AN EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTION ANALYSIS FOR THE WAVE TRAINS IN EAST ASIAN SUMMER

This study examines the wave trains at 500 hPa occurring in East Asian summer by using the Empirical Orthogonal Function (EOF) analysis as a diagnostic tool. The results are summarized as follows: (1) A wave train pattern (OKJ pattern) originating from the upstream areas of the Sea of Okhotsk to the subtropical regions could display its strong signal in early and middle summer. The OKJ pattern is clearly recognized in the first EOF component in Eurasia. (2) The other wave train pattern originating from the Philippines via Japan to North America (the P-J pattern) shows quite strong signals in the whole summer. Although the P-J pattern is described as the second EOF component around the area from East Asia to Northeast Pacific Ocean, the variance contribution is the same as that of OKJ pattern in the first EOF component. (3) The composite analyses indicate that the OKJ and P-J wave trains could coexist to some extents.