Schematic illustrating the factors influencing precipitation variability over the East China Sea. (IMAGE)

Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Schematic illustrating the factors influencing precipitation variability over the East China Sea.

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The interannual variability of summer precipitation over the ECS is not significantly affected by the WNPSH, but is related to a local cyclonic anomaly in the lower troposphere. This cyclonic anomaly is favored by the southward shift of the upper-tropospheric westerly jet.

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Xinyu Li

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