Interdecadal variability of summer rainfall in Taiwan associated with tropical cyclones and monsoon

Journal of Climate

Volumn 24, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 5786-5798

  Chen, Jau Ming ^a   Chen, Hui Shan ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Interdecadal variability; Monsoons; Rainfall; Summer warm season; Tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION PATTERNS; CYCLONIC CIRCULATION; EASTERN PACIFIC; EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTION ANALYSIS; FAVORABLE CONDITIONS; INDIAN OCEAN; INTER-DECADAL VARIABILITY; INTERDECADAL; LOW LEVEL; MONSOON RAINFALL; MONSOONS; NORTH PACIFIC; SPATIAL PATTERNS; SST ANOMALIES; SUMMER RAINFALL; SUMMER/WARM SEASON; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TWO-COMPONENT; VERTICAL WIND SHEAR; WESTERN BOUNDARY;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; HURRICANES; ORTHOGONAL FUNCTIONS; STORMS; TROPICS;

RAIN;

CORRELATION; DECADAL VARIATION; MOISTURE TRANSFER; MONSOON; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SUMMER; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

TAIWAN;

EID: 83755207501     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2011JCLI4043.1     Document Type: Article

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