Spatial patterns and trends of daily rainfall regime in Peninsular Malaysia during the southwest and northeast monsoons: 1975-2004

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-18

  Suhaila, Jamaludin ^a   Deni, S M ^b   Zin, Wan Zawiah Wan ^c   Jemain, Abdul Aziz ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; TREND ANALYSIS;

MALAYSIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 78649316966     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: 14365065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-010-0108-6     Document Type: Article

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