Impact of Stratospheric Sudden Warming on East Asian Winter Monsoons

Figure 3

Distribution of 1000 hPa geopotential height anomalies during and after the peak of SSW: (a) day −10~+10 mean; (b) day +10~+40 mean. Unit: gpm; the dots indicate 99% confidence levels; the contour and the shading both indicate the geopotential height anomalies.

(a) −10/+10

(b) +10/+40