The spatially heterogeneous distribution of precipitation of the Anduo area, Tibetan Plateau, in summer 1998

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 645-653

  Yang, Meixue ^a,b,c   Yao, Tandong ^c   Gou, Xiaohua ^d   Wang, Huijun ^b   Tang, Hongguan ^d  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

GAME Tibet; Northern Qinghai Xizang (Tibetan) Plateau: Summer monsoon precipitation; Spatial heterogeneous distribution

Indexed keywords

LANDFORMS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RUNOFF; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCES;

PLATEAU-SCALE ENERGY BUDGET; REGIONAL WATER CYCLE;

HYDROLOGY;

MONSOON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER BUDGET;

ANDUO; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; XIZANG;

EID: 34547764895     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.52.4.645     Document Type: Article

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