Some causes of the May drought over Korea

Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 247-264

  Lee, Sang Min ^a   Byun, Hi Ryong ^a  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Baroclinicity; Dipole pattern; EDI; May drought; Sea rice; Storm track

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349170324     PISSN: 19767633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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