Statistical behaviours of precipitation regimes China and their links with atmospheric circulation 1960-2005

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1665-1678

  Zhang, Qiang ^a,b   Xu, Chong Yu ^c   Chen, Xiaohong ^a   Zhang, Zengxin ^d  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atmospheric circulation; Climate changes; Extreme rainfall; Precipitation regimes; Trend test; Water vapour flux

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CHANGING ENVIRONMENT; EAST ASIAN SUMMER MONSOON; EXTREME RAINFALL; MANN-KENDALL; NORTH CHINA; NORTHWEST CHINA; PEARL RIVER BASIN; PRECIPITATION CHANGE; PRECIPITATION EVENTS; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PRECIPITATION TIME SERIES; SEASONAL SHIFTS; SOUTH CHINA; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION; TREND DETECTION; TREND TESTS; UNDERLYING CAUSE; WATER VAPOUR; WATER VAPOUR FLUX; WATERRESOURCE MANAGEMENT; YANGTZE RIVER;

METEOROLOGY; RIVERS; TIME SERIES; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; GEOSTATISTICS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TREND ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

CHINA; PEARL BASIN; UNITED STATES; YANGTZE RIVER;

EID: 80051900637     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.2193     Document Type: Article

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