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. 2009 Jun 1;106(24):9586–9589. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0807346106

Table 1.

Atmospheric moisture budget of the June–August mean in millimeters·month−1

Year Western Indian subcontinent
Southeastern China
Mideastern China
1700 1850 1700 1850 1700 1850
Moisture convergence 146.1 77.4 139.8 108.3 22.4 33.2
Evapotranspiration 135.8 126.6 133.2 130.7 128.3 123.1
Precipitation 281.9 204.0 273.0 239.0 150.7 156.3

Moisture convergence, evapotranspiration, and precipitation in the western Indian subcontinent (72–80°E, 17–25°N), southeastern China (105–115°E, 20–27°N) and the middle of eastern China (105–120°E, 27–37°N).