Sources of moisture for China and their variations during drier and wetter conditions in 2000-2004: A Lagrangian approach

Climate Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 215-225

  Drumond, Anita ^a   Nieto, Raquel ^a   Gimeno, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

China; FLEXPART; Lagrangian approaches; Precipitation; Sources of moisture

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; ARABIAN SEA; AVERAGE RATE; BACKWARD TRAJECTORY; BAY OF BENGAL; CHINA; COASTAL AREA; FLEXPART; LAGRANGIAN; LAGRANGIAN APPROACHES; MOISTURE BUDGET; NORTHERN REGIONS; PRECIPITATION IN CHINA; SOUTH CHINA SEA; SPECIFIC HUMIDITY;

CLIMATOLOGY; COASTAL ZONES; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

MOISTURE;

AIR MASS; COASTAL ZONE; HUMIDITY; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; MOISTURE CONTENT; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SUMMER; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WETTING-DRYING CYCLE;

ARABIAN SEA; ASIA; BAY OF BENGAL; CHINA; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 84555190318     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr01043     Document Type: Article

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