The Center for Research of the Changing Earth System
DCV Anomaly Patterns
Global precipitation and temperature anomalies from 1961-2015 where used to create DCV (PDO, TAG, WPWP, and Nino3.4) composites. For the (+) DCV, the precipitation/temperature anomalies of all years where the DCV was greater than zero were averaged resulting in the (+) composite figures. For the (-) DCV, the precipitation/temperature anomalies for all years where the DCV was less than zero were averaged resulting in the (-) composite figures.
Figure 1: Annual-average precipitation (mm/day) and daily maximum temperature (°C) anomalies associated with (a) PDO+, precipitation, (b) PDO-, precipitation, (c) PDO+, temperature, and (d) PDO-, temperature.
Figure 2: Annual-average precipitation (mm/day) and daily maximum temperature (°C) anomalies associated with (a) TAG+, precipitation, (b) TAG-, precipitation, (c) TAG+, temperature, and (d) TAG-, temperature.
Figure 3: Annual-average precipitation (mm/day) and daily maximum temperature (°C) anomalies associated with (a) WPWP+, precipitation, (b) WPWP-, precipitation, (c) WPWP+, temperature, and (d) WPWP-, temperature.
Figure 4: Annual-average precipitation (mm/day) and daily maximum temperature (°C) anomalies associated with (a) Niño3.4+, precipitation, (b) Niño3.4-, precipitation, (c) Niño3.4+, temperature, and (d) Niño3.4-, temperature.
