Interdecadal changes in heavy rainfall in China during the northern summer

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1163-1176

  Ho, Chang Hoi ^a   Kim, Joo Hong ^a   Lau, Ka Ming ^b   Kim, Kyu Myong ^c   Gong, Daoyi ^d   Lee, Yun Bok ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^d BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; East Asian summer monsoon; Heavy rainfall; Interdecadal changes; Large scale circulation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECADAL VARIATION; RAINFALL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 31444445590     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2005.16.5.1163(A)     Document Type: Article

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