The impact of worldwide volcanic activities on local precipitation - Taiwan as an example

Journal of the Geological Society of China

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 299-310

  Li, Lung An ^a   Wang, Chung Ho ^b   Liaw, Shuh Haung ^c   Yung, Yuk Ling ^d   Li, Yuan Hui ^e   Chen, Yi Chieh ^f   Li, Piin Ching ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF STATISTICAL SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c Ministry of Transportation and Communications Taiwan   (Taiwan)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^f Executive Yuan   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ENSO phenomenon; Statistical analysis; Taiwan precipitation; Volcanic activities

Indexed keywords

EL NINO; PRECIPITATION; RAINFALL; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION;

TAIWAN;

EID: 0031285306     PISSN: 10187057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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