Interdecadal modulation of the influence of La Niña events on mei-yu rainfall over the Yangtze River valley

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 157-168

  Wang, Xin ^a   Wang, Dongxiao ^b   Zhou, Wen ^a   Li, Chongyin ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

decadal modulation; La Ni a; mei yu

Indexed keywords

EID: 84155186711     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00376-011-1021-8     Document Type: Article

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