Figure 2 (IMAGE) Science China Press Caption Climatological mean of vertical vorticity (d) and its decomposition: (a) vertical vorticity of horizontal circulation, (b) vertical vorticity of meridional and zonal circulations, (c) vertical vorticity of horizontal, meridional and zonal circulations at 850 hPa (1979-2013) for DJF. e~h, i~l and m~p same as a~d, but for 500 hPa, 200 hPa and the vertical mean surface, respectively. Credit ©Science China Press Usage Restrictions Use with credit. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.