The regime shift in the early 1980s of spring precipitation in Korea

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 721-732

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

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Change point analysis; Interdecadal variation; Regime shift; Snow; Spring precipitation in korea

Indexed keywords

CHANGE-POINT ANALYSIS; EAST ASIA; HUMID AIR; INTERDECADAL VARIATIONS; MOUNTAIN RANGES; PRESSURE PATTERNS; REGIME SHIFT; SNOW DEPTHS; SOUTH CHINA; SPRING PRECIPITATION; SUBTROPICAL ANTICYCLONE; WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC;

SNOW;

ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DECADAL VARIATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SNOW COVER; SPRING (SEASON);

CHINA; JAPAN; KOREA;

EID: 77950190664     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1927     Document Type: Article

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