CP El Niño and PDO Variability Affect Summer Precipitation over East China

Figure 7

Composite SST anomalies (units: °C) changes from June to August in the cool (a-f) and warm (g-l) PDO phases. White lines indicate the 95% and higher confidence levels using t-test. (a) Developing cool PDO Jun. (0). (b) Jul. (0). (c) Aug. (0). (d) Decaying cool PDO Jun. (1). (e) Jul. (1). (f) Aug. (1). (g) Developing warm PDO Jun. (0). (h) Jul. (0). (i) Aug. (0). (j) Decaying warm PDO Jun. (1). (k) Jul. (1). (l) Aug. (1).

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