Extreme precipitation of the Waikato region, New Zealand

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1803-1812

  Dravitzki, Stacey ^a   McGregor, James ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

New Zealand; Precipitation events; Rainfall extremes; Waikato climate variations

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PRECIPITATION; BAROCLINICITY; CLIMATE VARIATION; EXTREME PRECIPITATION; HEAVY PRECIPITATION; INTER-DECADAL PACIFIC OSCILLATIONS; NEW ZEALAND; PRECIPITATION EVENTS; RAIN GAUGES; RAINFALL EXTREMES; SOUTHERN ANNULAR MODE;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; GAGES; HYDROELECTRIC GENERATORS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; RAIN GAGES; STORMS; TIME SERIES;

RAIN;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; EXTREME EVENT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; REGIONAL CLIMATE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIKATO;

EID: 79960739234     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.2189     Document Type: Article

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