Precipitation in Nepal between 1987 and 1996

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 27, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 1753-1762

  Ichiyanagi, Kimpei ^a   Yamanaka, Manabu D ^b   Muraji, Yoshitaka ^c   Vaidya, Bijaya Kumar ^d  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c EnergySharing Co Ltd   (Japan)

^d Technology and Environment   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Asian summer monsoon; Long term trend; Nepal; Orographic effect; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CORRELATION THEORY; RAIN GAGES; WIND EFFECTS;

OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION INDEX;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

CORRELATION; MONSOON; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINGAUGE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 36249006576     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1492     Document Type: Article

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