Precipitation variability (1956-2002) in the Dongjiang River (Zhujiang River basin, China) and associated large-scale circulation

Quaternary International

Volumn 244, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 130-137

  Chen, Yongqin David ^a   Zhang, Qiang ^b,c   Lu, Xixi ^d   Zhang, Shurong ^e   Zhang, Zengxin ^f  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c State Key Laboratory of Hydrology Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering   (China)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^e BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

CHINA; DONG RIVER; GUANGDONG;

EID: 80053385175     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2010.08.013     Document Type: Article

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