Natural disasters in northwestern China, AD 1270-1949

Climate Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 245-257

  Lee, Harry F ^a   Zhang, David D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Atmospheric circulation anomalies; Natural disasters; Northwestern China; Population pressure; Principal component analysis; Semi arid region

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION ANOMALY; NATURAL DISASTERS; NORTHWESTERN CHINA; POPULATION PRESSURE; SEMI-ARID REGION;

ARID REGIONS; CLIMATOLOGY; DISASTERS; DROUGHT; DUST; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; FOOD SUPPLY; GLOBAL WARMING; STORMS;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; DROUGHT; DUST STORM; FAMINE; FLOOD; FROST; GLOBAL WARMING; HAIL; HISTORICAL RECORD; NATURAL DISASTER; POPULATION PRESSURE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEMIARID REGION; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VULNERABILITY;

CHINA;

EID: 77954110719     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr00858     Document Type: Article

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