Possible impact of spring sea ice anomaly in the North Pacific on the Korean summer drought

Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 331-346

  Choi, Kei Seon ^a   Kim, Do Woo ^a   Byun, Hi Ryong ^a  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Change point analysis; Effective Drought Index; Sea ice; Summer drought; Tropical cyclone

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349174832     PISSN: 19767633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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