supported by China Meteorological Administration R & D Special Fund for Public Welfare (Meteorology) (Grant Nos. GYHY200906018 and GYHY200906015);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.41005051);the National Key Technologies R & D Program of China (Grant No. 2009BAC51B05)
A combination of the optimal subset regression (OSR) approach,the coupled general circulation model of the National Climate Center (NCC-CGCM) and precipitation observations from 160 stations over China is used to cons...