Atmospheric water vapor over China

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2643-2652

  Zhai, Panmao ^a,b   Eskridge, Robert E ^b  

^a China Meteorological Administration   (China)

^b NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE SYSTEM; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WATER VAPOUR;

CHINA;

EID: 0031427782     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<2643:AWVOC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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