Variability and singularity of Seoul, South Korea, Rainy Season (1778-2004)

Journal of Climate

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2572-2580

  Wang, Bin ^a   Jhun, Jong Ghap ^b   Moon, Byung Kwon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOODS; RAIN; STATISTICS;

CLIMATE SINGULARITY; CLIMATE VARIABILITY;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLIMATE OSCILLATION; CLIMATE VARIATION; DROUGHT; FLOOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SEOUL [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 34250871645     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI4123.1     Document Type: Article

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