Research Article
Statistical Prediction of Summer Rainfall and Vegetation in the Ethiopian Highlands
Table 1
Multivariate predictors for (a) rain and (b) vegetation.
(a) |
| Target | Predictor | Domain | Coefficient |
| MJJ northern rain | Ts n Europe | 45N–65N, 40W–70E | | | Ts c Indian O | 20S–10N, 70E–95E | | Offset = 0.01 | 8 U c Atlantic | 10S–10N, 60W–10W | | 8 U s Indian O | 45S–30S, 40E–110E | |
| ASO northern rain | Ts Asia | 40N–60N, 50E–130E | | | 2 U nw Pacific | 45N–60N, 140E–160W | | Offset = 0.01 | 8 U w Europe | 35N–50N, 50W–20E | | 8 U e Africa | 15S–0N, 35E–55E | |
| MJJ southern rain | Ts n Europe | 45N–60N, 20W–80E | | , offset = 0.03 | 8 U c Atlantic | 15S–10N, 70–20W | | ASO southern rain | Ts se Atlantic | 20S–0N, 15W–15E | | | 2 U s America | 32S–15S, 120W–0W | | Offset = 0.05 | 2 U sw Atlantic | 52S–40S, 80W–0W | |
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(b) |
| Target* | Predictor | Domain | Coefficient |
| ASO northern Veg | Ts sw Pacific | 30S–12N, 140E–170E | 0.59 | | SLP n Atlantic | 48N–62N, 80W–0W | 0.38 | SLP s Indian O | 50S–30S, 65E–110E | | 2 U n Africa | 22N–35N, 30E–40E | | MJJ southern Veg | Ts w Indian O | 18S–18N, 5W–100E | | | Ts se Pacific | 38S–18S, 110W–75W | | 2 U se Pacific | 32S–15S, 125W–70W | | ASO southern Veg | Ts sw Atlantic | 50S–32S, 50W–10W | | | SLP Europe | 40N–60N, 25W–15E | | SLP s Indian O | 50S–30S, 60E–90E | | 2 U ne Pacific | 20N–40N, 140W–110W | |
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MJJ northern omitted.
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