Diurnal variations of circulation and precipitation in the vicinity of the Tibetan Plateau in early summer

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-73

  Chow, K C ^a,b   Chan, Johnny C L ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Asian summer monsoon; Diurnal variation; Tibetan Plateau

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVERGENCE; CYCLONE; DIURNAL VARIATION; MONSOON; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SUMMER; VORTICITY;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 57049138274     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-008-0374-x     Document Type: Article

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