Erratum to: Three-pattern decomposition of global atmospheric circulation: part I—decomposition model and theorems

1 Erratum to: Clim Dyn DOI 10.1007/s00382-015-2818-4

In the original publication of the article, Figs. 3, 4a, b, 5 are published incorrectly. The correct versions of Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are given in this erratum. We believe that this error correction will not alter the main messages of the paper.

Fig. 3

The climatological-mean of stream function $H$ in a January and b July (1948–2011), where the unit of $H$ is 10⁻⁶ s⁻¹

Fig. 4

The climatological-mean meridional-mean of stream function $W$ between 10°N and 10°S in a January and b July (1948–2011), c and d are the same as a and b but here for traditional mass stream function ${\psi _W}$ calculated from the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data by Eq. (4.3). The unit of $W$ is 10⁻⁶ s⁻¹, and the unit of $\psi _W$ is 10¹¹ kg s⁻¹

Fig. 5

The climatological-mean of stream function $W$ in a January and b July (1948–2011), where the unit of $W$ is 10⁻⁶ s⁻¹