Diurnal variation in the frequency of heavy precipitation in Japan

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1137-1149

  Fujibe, Fumiaki ^a  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

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EID: 0033473398     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj1965.77.6_1137     Document Type: Article

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