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The precipitation variability of the wet and dry season at the interannual and interdecadal scales over eastern China (1901–2016): the impacts of the Pacific Ocean
Tao Gao
College of Urban Construction, Heze University, Heze 274000, China
State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences
and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
School of Mathematics and Physics, Qingdao University of Science and
Technology, Qingdao 266061, China
School of geosciences, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen 041000, China
CAS Key Laboratory of Regional Climate-Environment Research for
Temperate East Asia, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
Li Dan
CAS Key Laboratory of Regional Climate-Environment Research for
Temperate East Asia, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
Ming Li
School of geosciences, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen 041000, China
Xiang Gong
School of Mathematics and Physics, Qingdao University of Science and
Technology, Qingdao 266061, China
Junjie Zhan
Shunyi Meteorological Station, Shunyi Meteorological Service, Beijing 101300, China
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The North Pacific Ocean Desert (NPOD), with low phytoplankton biomass, covers about 40 % of the North Pacific. The variations in NPOD seasonal cycle, which have a greater impact than its annual mean changes, are influenced by the El Niño-Southern Oscillation from 1998 to 2021. However, from 2021 to 2100, a weakened NPOD seasonal cycle is expected due to climate change. These changes in NPOD seasonal cycle could affect fisheries and marine ecosystems.
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Short summary
The rainfall in eastern China is principally concentrated from April–September. Changes are roughly coincident with phase shifts of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in both the dry (October–March) and wet (April–September) seasons, and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) triggers a stronger effect on precipitation in the wet season. The interannual and interdecadal rainfall variability over eastern China is substantially modulated by drivers originating from the Pacific Ocean.
The rainfall in eastern China is principally concentrated from April–September. Changes are...
