Warm–dry collocation of recent drought in southwestern China tied to moisture transport and climate warming*
Dai Xin-Ganga), Liu Yeb)†, Wang Pingc)
       
Differences between two group-averages of precipitable water (PW) and vertically integrated moisture transport (MT), each group includes six samples corresponding to six maximum and six minimum precipitations, respectively in the period 1951–2013. The areas surrounded by white lines represent the statistical significance of the PW differences above 0.10. (a) Rainy season; (b) dry season. Units: kg·m−1·s−1 for the MT and percentage (%) for the difference percentage of the PW with respect to its climate mean.