Table 1 Relationships between the atmospheric circulation indexes and the corresponding SSTA clusters and PC1 of surface O3 pollution in months.

From: Seasonal predictability of the dominant surface ozone pattern over China linked to sea surface temperature

 

Atmospheric Circulation Index

\({{{\rm{Ni}}}}\tilde{n}{{{\rm{o}}}}\) 1+2

NPH

WPSH

PNA

 

Corresponding SSTA cluster

CS1

CS2

CS3

CS4

Summer

Lagged correlation between the circulation index and PC1

0.74 ± 0.18

−0.65 ± 0.21

0.79 ± 0.16

0.71 ± 0.19

 

Lagged correlation between the circulation index and SSTA

0.72 ± 0.18

−0.59 ± 0.22

0.79 ± 0.16

0.75 ± 0.18

 

Atmospheric Circulation Index

SOI

NAO

ASL

MJO

 

Corresponding SSTA cluster

CW1

CW2

CW3

CW4

Winter

Lagged correlation between the circulation index and PC1

−0.63 ± 0.21

−0.42 ± 0.25

−0.53 ± 0.23

−0.58 ± 0.22

 

Lagged correlation between the circulation index and SSTA

−0.66 ± 0.2

−0.46 ± 0.24

−0.64 ± 0.21

−0.54 ± 0.23