Flood frequency in China's Poyang lake region: Trends and teleconnections

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1255-1266

  Shankman, David ^a,b   Keim, Barry D ^c   Song, Jie ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b JIANGXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Climate variability; El Ni o Southern Oscillation; Flooding; Poyang Lake

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; LAKES; LEVEES; RAIN; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CHINA; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FLOODING;

FLOOD CONTROL;

CLIMATE VARIATION; EL NINO; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FLOODING; LEVEE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JIANGXI; POYANG LAKE;

EID: 33745927719     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1307     Document Type: Article

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