Warm–dry collocation of recent drought in southwestern China tied to moisture transport and climate warming*
Dai Xin-Ganga), Liu Yeb)†, Wang Pingc)
       
Departures of the 2009–2013 precipitable water (PW) and vertically integrated moisture transport (MT) from their 1979–2008 climate means. The areas surrounded by solid or dash–white lines represent the PW departures above the significance level 0.05. (a) Rainy season; (b) dry season. Units: kg·m−1·s−1 for MT and departure percentage (%) for PW.