Diurnal variation of surface wind over central eastern China

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 33, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 1089-1097

  Yu, Rucong ^a   Li, Jian ^a   Chen, Haoming ^b,c  

^a STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Diurnal cycle; Seasonal variation; Surface wind

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; LAND BREEZE; SEA BREEZE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURFACE WIND; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 70350570062     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-008-0478-3     Document Type: Article

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