Table 3 The correlation coefficients between climate mode (PDO, NPGO and SOI) and POC in different areas.

From: Spatial and temporal variations of particulate organic carbon in the Yellow-Bohai Sea over 2002–2016

 

Bohai Sea

North Yellow Sea

South Yellow Sea

Total

PDO

0.091

0.166*

0.300**

0.259**

NPGO

−0.325**

−0.218**

−0.357**

−0.363**

SOI

−0.091

−0.260**

−0.195*

−0.192**

  1. p > 0.05; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01.