Guangzhou Central Meteorological Observatory, Guangzhou 510080 China
Abstract:
The variation characteristics of precipitation during the winter(between October and the following March,to be referred to as justthe winterhereafter) in Guangdong province during the past 50 years(from 1957 to 2006) and the relationship with Pacific SST are studied using the methods of Empirical Orthogonal Function(EOF) analysis,wavelet analysis,and correlation analysis.The results show that The Guangdong precipitation during the winter exhibits quasi-periodic significant oscillations of 40 years and 2 yea...