Hydrology and Earth System Sciences www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net 1027-5606 1607-7938 11 6 2007 10.5194/hess-11-1831-2007 http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1831/2007/ http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1831/2007/hess-11-1831-2007.html http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1831/2007/hess-11-1831-2007.pdf 1831 1841 2007-11-27 Temperatures and precipitation totals over the Russian Far East and Eastern Siberia: long-term variability and its links to teleconnection indices V. V. Krokhin krokhin@mail.ru W. M. J. Luxemburg Laboratory of Natural System Modeling, Pacific Institute of Geography, FEB RAS, Russia Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Section of Water Resources, The Netherlands The present study examines the spatial-temporal regime of the mean monthly temperature (MMT) and monthly precipitation (MPT) anomalies over the Russian Far East and Eastern Siberia for the period 1949–2003. 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