Linkage between the Arctic Oscillation and winter extreme precipitation over central-southern China

Climate Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 187-201

  Mao, Rui ^a   Gong, Dao Yi ^a   Yang, Jing ^a   Bao, Jing Dong ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arctic Oscillation; Central southern China; Extreme precipitation event; Middle East jet stream; South branch trough

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC OSCILLATION; CENTRAL-SOUTHERN CHINA; EXTREME PRECIPITATION; MIDDLE EAST JET STREAMS; SOUTH BRANCH TROUGH;

CLIMATOLOGY; CORRELATION METHODS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; TIME SERIES;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ARCTIC OSCILLATION; DISTURBANCE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; EXTREME EVENT; JET STREAM; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MOISTURE FLUX; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TIME SERIES; WEATHER STATION; WINTER;

BAY OF BENGAL; CHINA; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 84555191820     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr01041     Document Type: Article

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