Table 2.

List of regions used in this study adapted from Giorgi and Francisco (2000)

Name	Acronym	Latitude (°)	Longitude (°)
Australia	AUS	45 S–11 S	110 E–155 E
Amazon Basin	AMZ	20 S–12 N	82 W–34 W
Southern South America	SSA	56 S–20 S	76 W–40 W
Central America	CAM	10 N–30 N	116 W–83 W
Western North America	WNA	30 N–60 N	130 W–103 W
Central North America	CAN	30 N–50 N	103 W–85 W
Eastern North America	ENA	25 N–50 N	85 W–60 W
Alaska	ALA	60 N–72 N	170 W–103 W
Greenland	GRL	50 N–85 N	77 W–10 W
Mediterranean Basin	MED	30 N–48 N	10 W–40 E
Northern Europe	NEU	48 N–75 N	10 W–40 E
Western Africa	WAF	12 S–18 N	20 W–22 E
East Africa	EAF	12 S–18 N	22 E–52 E
Sahara	SAH	18 N–30 N	20 W–65 E
Southern Africa	SAF	35 S–12 S	10 W–52 E
Southeast Asia	SEA	11 S–20 N	95 E–155 E
East Asia	EAS	20 N–50 N	100 E–145 E
South Asia	SAS	5 N–30 N	65 E–100 E
Central Asia	CAS	30 N–50 N	40 E–75 E
Tibet	TIB	30 N–50 N	75 E–100 E
North Asia	NAS	50 N–70 N	40 E–180 E