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Precipitation variability in September over the Korean Peninsula during ENSO developing phase

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In this study, the relationship between the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and precipitation variability over the Korean Peninsula is investigated. In contrast to the previously-known positive correlation between them during an El Niño developing summer and winter, we found a considerably significant negative correlation in September between Niño3 Sea Surface Temperature and Korean precipitation during ENSO developing phase. The northerly wind is only seen during El Nino developing phase and is part of the cyclonic flow over the subtropical North Pacific. The cyclonic flow over the subtropical North Pacific is induced by the subtropical diabatic heating, which is a peculiar feature during El Niño developing phase. In addition, it is demonstrated that the negative correlation is partly attributed to the tropical cyclone (TC), particularly during La Niña phase. That is, TC tends to pass through Korean Peninsula more frequently during La Niña years, which leads to more precipitation over the Korean Peninsula.

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This work was funded by the Korea Meteorological Administration Research and Development Program under grant KMIPA 2015-1041.

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    Hye-Young Son & Jong-Seong Kug

  2. Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany

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Son, HY., Park, JY. & Kug, JS. Precipitation variability in September over the Korean Peninsula during ENSO developing phase. Clim Dyn 46, 3419–3430 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-015-2776-x

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