@article{oai:tokyo-metro-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00003011, author = {ナガタ, レナ and ミカミ, タケヒコ and タミヤ, ヒョウエ and Nagata, Rena and Mikami, Takehiko and Tamiya, Hyoe}, issue = {40}, journal = {Geographical Reports of Tokyo Metropolitan University}, month = {}, note = {The present study documents daily and extreme precipitation over the Midwestern United States during El Niño months (WEM) and La Niña months (CEM) using station rainfall and the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data for the period of 1987-1999 through U-test and composite analysis. The ENSO effect shows less of an influence on extreme precipitation when compared to its effect on daily precipitation. This means that the influence of El Niño and La Niña is not related to precipitation intensity. Comparing the atmospheric conditions in WEM (CEM) with those in NTM, it was found that changes in circulation activity account for the precipitation decrease in WEM and CEM, and the increase in WEM but not the precipitation increase in CEM. The precipitation increase in CEM cannot therefore be accounted for with respect to large scale phenomena.}, pages = {13--20}, title = {Precipitation patterns over the midwestern united states during el niño and la niña events}, year = {2005} }