Observed trends in extreme precipitation events in China during 1961-2001 and the associated changes in large-scale circulation

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Wang, Yuqing ^a   Zhou, Li ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICS; RESEARCH; WEATHER MODIFICATION;

PRECIPITATION EVENTS; SEASONAL MEAN PRECIPITATION;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; EXTREME EVENT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD;

EID: 21044441237     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL022574     Document Type: Article

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