Fig. 6: First leading modes of variability of precipitation (P) and temperature (T) with anomalies in sea surface temperature (SST).
From: Regional responses to oceanic variability constrain global drought synchrony
A The first mode of P-SST variability explains 65.6% of the squared covariance fraction (SCF) and resembles the ENSO pattern, with SST anomalies in the equatorial Pacific showing opposite signs to precipitation anomalies in Australia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (r = 0.92, p < 0.05). B The first mode of T-SST variability explains 42.4% of the squared covariance fraction (r = 0.69, p < 0.05), with the dominant influence of global warming removed from global temperature fields.
