Spatial-temporal patterns of drought risk across the Pearl River basin

Dili Xuebao/Acta Geographica Sinica

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 83-92

  Xiao, Mingzhong ^a   Zhang, Qiang ^a   Chen, Xiaohong ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Copula functions; Drought; Drought risk; Pearl River; The secondary return period

Indexed keywords

BASIN MANAGEMENT; DROUGHT STRESS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCE; WEATHER STATION;

PEARL BASIN; PEARL RIVER [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861168407     PISSN: 03755444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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