Changes of atmospheric water vapor budget in the Pearl River basin and possible implications for hydrological cycle

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 185-195

  Zhang, Qiang ^a   Xu, Chong Yu ^b   Zhang, Zengxin ^c   Chen, Yongqin David ^d  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; RIVER BASIN; WATER VAPOR; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

PEARL BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84755161417     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-010-0257-z     Document Type: Article

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