Impacts of global warming on hydrological cycles in the Asian monsoon region

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 960-973

  Dairaku, Koji ^a   Emori, Seita ^b   Nozawa, Toru ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR EARTH SCIENCE AND DISASTER PREVENTION   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asian monsoon region; Dynamical downscaling; Hydrologic change; Regional climate model

Indexed keywords

EID: 60049100744     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00376-008-0960-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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