Understanding the Dry-to-Wet Transition of Summer Precipitation over the Three-Rivers Headwater Region: Atmospheric Circulation Mechanisms
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Datasets and Methods
2.1. Datasets
2.2. Methods
3. Results
3.1. Interdecadal Variation in Summer Precipitation
3.2. Atmospheric Water Budget
3.3. Associated Atmospheric Circulations
4. Discussion and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Liu, X.; Yang, M.; Zhou, F.; Wen, F.; Zhang, X.; Gao, C.; Wang, H.; Dong, N. Understanding the Dry-to-Wet Transition of Summer Precipitation over the Three-Rivers Headwater Region: Atmospheric Circulation Mechanisms. Sustainability 2024, 16, 6299. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16156299
Liu X, Yang M, Zhou F, Wen F, Zhang X, Gao C, Wang H, Dong N. Understanding the Dry-to-Wet Transition of Summer Precipitation over the Three-Rivers Headwater Region: Atmospheric Circulation Mechanisms. Sustainability. 2024; 16(15):6299. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16156299
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Xuan, Mingxiang Yang, Feng Zhou, Fan Wen, Xiaotan Zhang, Chao Gao, Hejia Wang, and Ningpeng Dong. 2024. "Understanding the Dry-to-Wet Transition of Summer Precipitation over the Three-Rivers Headwater Region: Atmospheric Circulation Mechanisms" Sustainability 16, no. 15: 6299. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16156299