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180° 150°
January
120°
90°
60°
30°W
30°E
60°
90°
120°
150°
180
90°
0°
90°
10
60°
60°
30°N
30°N
40
0°
0°
30°S
30°S
20
20
60°
60°
10
5
5
90
180°
90°
150°
120°
90°
60°
30°W
0°
30°W
60°
90°
120°
150°
180°
180°
150°
120°
90°
60°
30°W
0°
30°E
60°
90°
120°
150°
180
90°
90°
July
5
20
60°
60°
20
20
30
30
30°N
30°N
40
30
40
40
40
0°
0°
40
30
40
30
30
20
30°S
20
30°S
20
10
10
10
5
60°
60°
5
5
90
180°
90°
150°
120°
90°
60°
30°W
30°W
60°
90°
120°
150°
180°
0°
Figure 4.3
Mean atmospheric water vapor content in January and July, 1970-1999, in mm of precipitab
le water.
Source: Climate Diagnostics Center, CIRES-NOAA, Boulder, CO.