Water vapor transport over China and its relationship with drought and flood in Yangtze River Basin

Journal of Geographical Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-163

  Jiang, Xingwen ^a   Li, Yueqing ^a   Wang, Xin ^b  

^a NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

^b Climate Center of Sichuan Province   (China)

Author keywords

Complex EOF; Drought and flood; Water vapor transport; Yangtze River Basin

Indexed keywords

EID: 64349113364     PISSN: 1009637X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11442-009-0153-6     Document Type: Article

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