Table 1 Names and abbreviations of the 44 land regions.

From: Spatial and temporal patterns of precipitation concentration and their associated risks

No.

Region names

Abbreviation

No.

Region names

Abbreviation

1

Greenland/Iceland

GIC

23

Central-Africa

CAF

2

N.W.North-America

NWN

24

N.Eastern-Africa

NEAF

3

N.E.North-America

NEN

25

S.Eastern-Africa

SEAF

4

W.North-America

WNA

26

W.Southern-Africa

WSAF

5

C.North-America

CNA

27

E.Southern-Africa

ESAF

6

E.North-America

ENA

28

Madagascar

MDG

7

N.Central-America

NCA

29

Russian-Arctic

RAR

8

S.Central-America

SCA

30

W.Siberia

WSB

9

Caribbean

CAR

31

E.Siberia

ESB

10

N.W.South-America

NWS

32

Russian-Far-East

RFE

11

N.South-America

NSA

33

W.C.Asia

WCA

12

N.E.South-America

NES

34

E.C.Asia

ECA

13

South-American-Monsoon

SAM

35

Tibetan-Plateau

TIB

14

S.W.South-America

SWS

36

E.Asia

EAS

15

S.E.South-America

SES

37

Arabian-Peninsula

ARP

16

S.South-America

SSA

38

S.Asia

SAS

17

N.Europe

NEU

39

S.E.Asia

SEA

18

West&Central-Europe

WCE

40

N.Australia

NAU

19

E.Europe

EEU

41

C.Australia

CAU

20

Mediterranean

MED

42

E.Australia

EAU

21

Sahara

SAH

43

S.Australia

SAU

22

Western-Africa

WAF

44

New-Zealand

NZ