A projection of future changes in summer precipitation and monsoon in East Asia

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 284-300

  Sun, Ying ^a   Ding, Yi Hui ^a  

^a China Meteorological Administration   (China)

Author keywords

Climate models; East Asian summer monsoon; Future projection; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR; COUPLED CLIMATE MODEL; EAST ASIA; EAST ASIAN SUMMER MONSOON; EAST CHINA; EMISSION SCENARIO; EVOLUTION CHARACTERISTICS; FUTURE PROJECTION; FUTURE PROJECTIONS; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGES; LOW LEVEL; MOISTURE TRANSPORT; MONSOON CIRCULATIONS; MULTI-MODEL ENSEMBLE; NORTH CHINA; POTENTIAL CHANGE; PRECIPITATION CHANGE; PRECIPITATION PATTERNS; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTH CHINA; SUMMER PRECIPITATION; THERMAL DYNAMICS; TOTAL VARIANCE; TWO STAGE; WESTERN PACIFIC; YANGTZE RIVER;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; GLOBAL WARMING; WATER CONTENT; WATER VAPOR;

CLIMATE MODELS;

AIRFLOW; ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE MODELING; GLOBAL WARMING; MOISTURE TRANSFER; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SUMMER; WATER VAPOR;

CHINA; YANGTZE VALLEY;

EID: 77950457605     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-009-0123-y     Document Type: Article

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