AMO and Afro-Asian Monsoon (IMAGE)

Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

AMO and Afro-Asian Monsoon

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Schematic diagram illustrates the effect of the AMO warm phase on Afro-Asian summer monsoon rainfall. The red "L" and blue "H" denote an anomalous warm cyclone and cold anticyclone in the surface system, respectively. The purple "A" and "C" denote an anomalous anticyclone and cyclone in the upper troposphere. The dashed curve with an arrow denotes the teleconnection wave train during the AMO warm phase.

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Yi Li

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