Characterization of extreme rainfall in an east asian monsoon-climate catchment in the upper reaches of the Huai River, China

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 321-337

  Svensson, Cecilia ^a   Berndtsson, Ronny ^a  

^a LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

China; East Asian monsoon; Extreme rainfall; Isohyet pattern; Seasonal occurrence; Water management

Indexed keywords

EAST ASIAN MONSOON; HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT; PRECIPITAITON DATA (1955-1987); STORM CATEGORIZATION;

CHINA, HENAN PROVINCE, HUAI RIVER;

EID: 0029729279     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(199603)16:3<321::AID-JOC9>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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