Mesoscale simulation and moisture budget analyses of a heavy rain event over southern Taiwan in the Meiyu season

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 43-63

  Chang, L T C ^a   Chen, G T J ^b   Cheung, K K W ^c,d  

^a TUNGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR DISASTER REDUCTION   (Taiwan)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; RAINFALL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 52349105810     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: 14365065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-008-0286-7     Document Type: Article

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