Figure 2: Simulated 850 wind vector (m s−1) and precipitation (mm) fields in JJA (top) and DJF (bottom) during the 5 geological periods.

(a) MP in JJA, (b) LE in JJA, (c) LO in JJA, (d) LM in JJA, (e) PD in JJA, (f) MP in DJF, (g) LE in DJF, (h) LO in DJF, (i) LM in DJF, (j) PD in DJF. Regions where seasonal precipitation greater than 300 mm are shaded. Blue lines are coast lines and red lines outline regions where orography is higher than 1500 m. Maps were created using GrADS (Version 1.9b4, http://cola.gmu.edu/grads/).