Table 2 Correlation coefficients (R) and p-values between the snow cover extent and other variables (precipitation and climate indexes).
Snow cover extent ↓ | Precipitation | SAM index | SST ENSO 3.4 | SST ENSO 1 + 2 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R | p-value | R | p-value | R | p-value | R | p-value | |||||||
Region I (27–31°S) | + 0.7 | 0.00 | -0.5 | 0.03 | + 0.1 | 0.76 | + 0.1 | 0.58 | ||||||
Copiapo Basin | + 0.6 | 0.01 | -0.5 | 0.02 | + 0.1 | 0.84 | + 0.2 | 0.43 | ||||||
Elqui Basin | + 0.7 | 0.00 | -0.5 | 0.02 | + 0.2 | 0.32 | + 0.2 | 0.35 | ||||||
Grande Basin | + 0.8 | 0.00 | -0.6 | 0.02 | + 0.2 | 0.28 | + 0.2 | 0.37 | ||||||
Huasco Basin | + 0.7 | 0.00 | -0.3 | 0.20 | + 0.2 | 0.36 | + 0.2 | 0.41 | ||||||
Hurtado Basin | + 0.7 | 0.00 | -0.5 | 0.02 | + 0.2 | 0.47 | + 0.2 | 0.49 | ||||||
Region II (31–34°S) | + 0.8 | 0.00 | -0.5 | 0.03 | + 0.4 | 0.05 | + 0.4 | 0.10 | ||||||
Aconcagua Basin | + 0.8 | 0.00 | -0.5 | 0.03 | + 0.4 | 0.10 | + 0.3 | 0.12 | ||||||
Choapa Basin | + 0.8 | 0.00 | -0.5 | 0.02 | + 0.3 | 0.17 | + 0.3 | 0.17 | ||||||
Colorado Basin | + 0.8 | 0.00 | -0.5 | 0.02 | + 0.5 | 0.03 | + 0.4 | 0.08 | ||||||
Juncal Basin | + 0.8 | 0.00 | -0.5 | 0.04 | + 0.4 | 0.08 | + 0.4 | 0.11 | ||||||
Maipo Basin | + 0.8 | 0.00 | -0.4 | 0.03 | + 0.5 | 0.02 | + 0.4 | 0.08 | ||||||
Mapocho Basin | + 0.9 | 0.00 | -0.5 | 0.03 | + 0.4 | 0.06 | + 0.3 | 0.19 | ||||||
Putaendo Basin | + 0.8 | 0.00 | -0.5 | 0.02 | + 0.3 | 0.15 | + 0.3 | 0.15 | ||||||
Region III (34–36°S) | + 0.9 | 0.00 | -0.6 | 0.01 | + 0.4 | 0.04 | + 0.3 | 0.21 | ||||||
Cachapoal Basin | + 0.8 | 0.00 | -0.5 | 0.03 | + 0.5 | 0.02 | + 0.4 | 0.09 | ||||||
Claro (Hacienda) Basin | + 0.8 | 0.00 | -0.5 | 0.03 | + 0.3 | 0.12 | + 0.3 | 0.19 | ||||||
Claro (Los Quenes) Basin | + 0.8 | 0.00 | -0.6 | 0.00 | + 0.3 | 0.12 | + 0.2 | 0.32 | ||||||
Maule Basin | + 0.9 | 0.00 | -0.6 | 0.00 | + 0.4 | 0.10 | + 0.2 | 0.45 | ||||||
Teno Basin | + 0.9 | 0.00 | -0.5 | 0.01 | + 0.5 | 0.03 | + 0.3 | 0.12 | ||||||
Tinguiririca Basin | + 0.8 | 0.00 | -0.5 | 0.04 | + 0.5 | 0.02 | + 0.4 | 0.05 | ||||||
