Regulation of Southwestern United States Precipitation by non-ENSO Teleconnections and the Impact of the Background Flow

(left) LENS2 historical NDJFM U200 climatology (shading) and change in LENS2 future SSP370 scenario (contours). Contour level is 2 m s⁻¹, with zero contour omitted. (right) Non-ENSO NDJFM standard deviation of monthly 200-hPa divergence in LENS2 historical (shading) and change in LENS2 future SSP370 scenario (contours). Contour interval is 0.3 × 10⁻⁶ s⁻¹, with the zero contour omitted.

Citation: Journal of Climate 36, 21; 10.1175/JCLI-D-23-0081.1