On the Linkage between the Extreme Drought and Pluvial Patterns in China and the Large-Scale Atmospheric Circulation

Figure 4

Comparison of the annual and summer mean precipitation anomalies in China during the periods of 1959–1966 and 1997–2003.

(a) Annual precipitation anomalies (1959–1966)

(b) Annual precipitation anomalies (1997–2003)

(c) Summer precipitation anomalies (1959–1966)

(d) Summer precipitation anomalies (1997–2003)