Characteristics of Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Precipitation in Flood Season over the Tibetan Plateau
青藏高原汛期降水的时空分布特征

Using the monthly mean precipitation data at 67 stations over the Tibetan Plateau during 1967 to 2008, the spatial and temporal distribution characteristics of rainfall in flood season (from May to September) are analyzed through linear trend analysis, EOF, and Morlet wavelet transformation. The results indicate that there are distinct spatial variations of rainfall in the flood season in the Tibetan Plateau, which are concluded as three main patterns based on the EOF decomposition: The north-south reverse ...