Tibetan Plateau v <scp>ortex?associated</scp> precipitation and its link with the Tibetan Plateau heating anomaly

The Tibetan Plateau (TP) is known as the Asian water tower that supplies fresh for millions of people in Asia. vortices (TPVs) are one major precipitation-producing weather systems over TP. characteristics TPV-associated precipitation from 1979 to 2017 quantitatively analysed based on three daily datasets. influence TPVs more significant warm season (May–September) because and TPV activities both peak season. (VAP) dominates total most TP VAP contributes than 50% 30% area TP, particularly central while accounts 25% cold about 20% Therefore, produce season, they also important certain regions. interannual variation mainly determined by number, rather intensity, TPVs. Furthermore, heating anomaly caused thermodynamic effect an influential factor VAP. Stronger (weaker) resulting ascending motion strengthen (attenuate) convergence near surface divergence upper troposphere. thermal adaption-associated circulation generates (less)