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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Aug 4.
Published in final edited form as: J Clim. 2016 Sep 20;29(19):7127–7143. doi: 10.1175/jcli-d-15-0712.1

TABLE 1.

Acronyms of nine water-budget-related dynamical regimes and examples of dynamical systems they contain.

Regimes Definitions (units in mm day−1) Dynamical systems
A+C− QADV > 6, QCON < −6 Mountainsides with uplifting motion.
A+C0 QADV > 6, −1 < QCON < 1 Extratropical eddies (poleward moist advection).
A+C+ QADV < 6, QCON < 6 Extratropical storm tracks and extreme precipitation.
A0C− −1 < QADV < 1, QCON < −6 Subtropical stable boundary layer.
A0C0 −1 < QADV < 1, −1 < QCON < 1 Dry regions: deserts and polar air intrusion.
A0C+ −1 < QADV < 1, QCON > 6 ITCZ and SPCZ.
A−C− QADV < −6, QCON < −6 Shallow convection.
A−C0 QADV < −6, −1 < QCON < 1 Shallow convection and extratropical eddies (equatorward dry advection).
A−C+ QADV < −6, QCON > 6 Mountain lee sides and dry air intrusion in ITCZ or SPCZ.