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

Figure 9

The mean and difference of the geopotential height and wind field at 850 hPa and 500 hPa in East Asia during the summer. The shading indicates the geopotential height.

(a) 1958–2010 mean at 850 hPa

(b) 1958–2010 mean at 500 hPa

(c) 1959–1966 difference at 850 hPa

(d) 1997–2003 difference at 850 hPa

(e) 1959–1966 difference at 500 hPa

(f) 1997–2003 difference at 500 hPa