Abstract: The annual cycle of precipitation over the western North Pacific and East Asian (WNP?EA) sector has five major periods: spring, the first and second wet periods, fall, and winter. In this study, processes that induce ...

Abstract: In this study, the western North Pacific?East Asian (WNP?EA) rainfall anomaly induced by the strong El Niño in 1982?83, 1991?92, and 1997?98, and its association with the mean state, are examined. Over the northern part ...