Fig. 3: Future changes in the absolute contribution of precipitation (in mm day−1) to moisture sinks from the Mediterranean source.

Moisture sinks fields (P-E > 0) for the Mediterranean Sea source (MED) for the historical reference period (1985–2014, (a, d, g, j, m)) and differences under the SSP5-8.5 scenario for the mid- and end 21st century (2036–2065, MC (b, e, h, k, n), and 2071–2100, EC (c, f, i, l, o), respectively). The fields displayed from top to bottom correspond to annual, winter, spring, summer and autumn periods (ANNUAL, JFM, AMJ, JAS and OND).