A spatial analysis of extreme hourly precipitation patterns in India

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 345-355

  Roy, Shouraseni Sen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Extreme events; India; Monsoon; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

COASTAL REGIONS; EXTREME EVENTS; EXTREME PRECIPITATION; HEAVY PRECIPITATION; HIMALAYA; INDIA; INDO-GANGETIC BASIN; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION; PRECIPITATION DATA; PRECIPITATION EVENTS; PRECIPITATION PATTERNS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUMMER MONSOON; WEST COAST; WINTER SEASONS;

AGGLOMERATION; COASTAL ZONES;

LANDFORMS;

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EXTREME EVENT; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 66049120991     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1763     Document Type: Conference Paper

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