A case study on a strong tropical disturbance and record heavy rainfall in Hat Yai, Thailand during the winter monsoon

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 436-450

  Wangwongchai, Angkool ^a,b,c   Zhao, Sixiong ^b   Zeng, Qingcun ^b  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Hadley circulation; Hat Yai; Heavy rainfall; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 20344406778     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02918757     Document Type: Article

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