Fig. 1: Differences in the OND TP SCE increment and SCE.
From: A dynamic link between spring Arctic sea ice and the Tibetan Plateau snow increment indicator
Contours in a show the 1979–2021 mean October-to-December increment in snow cover extent (SCE) over the TP, and shadings show the interannual component of the SCE increment’s standard deviation. b Same as in a, but for the SCE. c Difference in the standard deviation shown in a and b (i.e., a–b, shadings) and the percentage increase in the standard deviation (i.e., (a–b)/b × 100, contours). d Area-weighted average of the percentage increase in the standard deviation shown by the contours in c over the eastern, northern, western, center, and entire TP domains. Unit is %. The red contours refer to the TP outline. The yellow lines in c are used to subdivide the TP into four regions. The NOAA datasets are utilized here.
