Analysis of the baiu precipitation and associated circulations simulated by the MIROC coupled climate system model

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 625-636

  Huang, Danqing ^a,b   Takahashi, Masaaki ^c   Zhang, Yaocun ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; JET; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT;

CHINA; HUAI RIVER; YANGTZE RIVER;

EID: 84855454756     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.2011-603     Document Type: Article

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