Seasonal variation in precipitation patterns to the global ocean: An analysis of the GPCP version 2 data set

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 50-1-50-10

  Yuan, Jinchun ^a   Miller, Richard L ^a  

^a STENNIS SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Global precipitation; Global water cycle; Hydrological cycle; Latitudinal variation; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; GLOBAL OCEAN; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

EID: 0038034489     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001gb001458     Document Type: Article

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