Correlation between El Nino?Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and precipitation in South-east Asia and the Pacific region

The relationship between ENSO events versus precipitation anomalies, and the response of seasonal precipitation to EL-NINO and LA-NINA events were investigated for 30 basins that represent a range of climatic types throughout south-east Asia. The teleconnection between ENSO and the hydro-climate is tested using both parametric and non-parametric approaches. Lag correlation's between precipitation anomalies versus the southern oscillation index, several month earlier are estimated. The analysis shows that dry conditions tend to be associated with ENSO in this area.