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FIGURE T26. Estimated rainfall (top) (mm) and anomaly (bottom) (mm) using the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) precipitation index (Ferraro 1997, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 16715-16735). Contour interval for means (anomalies) is 100 (50) mm. Anomalies are computed from the 1987 - 2010 base period means. Anomalies have been smoothed for display purposes.


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