Synergy Effects of the Indian Summer Monsoon and the Tibetan Plateau Heating on Summer Rainfall over North China

<div>Profile of (a) climatological and (b) composite difference between the strong and weak ISM years of JA apparent heat source (<i>Q</i><sub>1</sub>) and apparent moisture sink (<i>Q</i><sub>2</sub>) (units: k·day<sup>−1</sup>) of the atmosphere from 1979 to 2017. Black circles indicate values significantly exceeding the 90% confidence level in (b) and (d).</div>

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Figure 5: Synergy Effects of the Indian Summer Monsoon and the Tibetan Plateau Heating on Summer Rainfall over North China 