Fig. 7
From: Interplay of greening and ENSO on biosphere–atmosphere processes in Australia
Moisture transport (primary axis) and precipitable water (secondary axis) before (top row) and after the greening (bottom row). The top row shows the patterns of moisture transport (contour) and precipitable water (shading) prior to greening for the three simulation SST forcings: a climatological mean SST; b La Niña SST; and c El Niño SST. The magnitude of moisture transport is calculated as u and v components of moisture flux (\(\sqrt{{u}^{2}+{v}^{2}}\)). The bottom row of figures shows the changes in moisture transport and precipitable water under greening for the same three simulation SST forcings: d climatological mean SST; e La Niña SST; and f El Niño SST. The arrows indicate the changes in moisture transport, for which the magnitude is calculated as the changes of u and v components of moisture flux (\(\sqrt{{\Delta u}^{2}+{\Delta v}^{2}}\))