Inhomogeneous distributions of Meiyu rainfall in the Jiang-Huai basin, and associated circulation patterns

Climate Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 203-214

  Wang, Lijuan ^a,b   Huang, Qinglan ^a,c   Dai, Aiguo ^b   Guan, Zhaoyong ^a   He, Jinhai ^a   Wu, Zhiwei ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Jiangmen Meteorological Bureau   (China)

Author keywords

Atmospheric circulation; East Asian summer monsoon; Meiyu rainfall; Western pacific sub tropical high

Indexed keywords

850-HPA; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CIRCULATION PATTERNS; DIPOLE PATTERNS; EAST ASIAN SUMMER MONSOON; EAST CHINA; EAST CHINA SEA; EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTION ANALYSIS; FAR NORTH; HEAVY RAINFALL; IN-PHASE; INHOMOGENEOUS DISTRIBUTION; MOISTURE TRANSPORT; NCEP/NCAR; NORTH CHINA; OUT OF PHASE; RAINFALL DATA; REANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; VAPOR FLUXES; WESTERN PACIFIC;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLIMATOLOGY; MOISTURE; ORTHOGONAL FUNCTIONS; SUPERALLOYS;

RAIN;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CONVERGENCE; CYCLONE; DATA SET; DROUGHT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INHOMOGENEITY; MOISTURE TRANSFER; MONSOON; RAINFALL; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SUMMER;

ANHUI; CHINA; EAST CHINA SEA; JIANGHUAI; PACIFIC OCEAN; YELLOW SEA;

EID: 84555217932     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr01035     Document Type: Article

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