Spatio-temporal characteristics of standardized precipitation index in the Taihu basin during 1951-2000

Wuhan University Journal of Natural Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 518-524

  Liu, Xingcai ^a   Xu, Zongxue ^a   Liu, Bo ^a  

^a Beijing Normal University   (China)

Author keywords

Spatio temporal distribution; Standardized precipitation index; Taihu basin; Time scale; Zoning

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350726400     PISSN: 10071202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11859-009-0611-0     Document Type: Article

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