Prediction of Precipitation in the Western Mountainous Regions of China Using a Statistical Model

Figure 1

Distribution of correlation coefficients between the summer precipitation and prewinter Niño3 SST index from 1979 to 2008. The contour lines denote the correlation coefficients above the 95% confidence level. The shaded area denotes the altitude (units: m). The black dots denote the stations in the western mountainous regions with the correlation coefficients between the JJA precipitation and the prewinter Niño3 SST above 95% confidence level.