Persistent severe drought in southern China during winter-spring 2011: Large-scale circulation patterns and possible impacting factors

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Sun, Chenghu ^a   Yang, Song ^b  

^a China Meteorological Administration   (China)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; OCEAN CURRENTS; STORMS; TROPICS; TROPOSPHERE;

BAY OF BENGAL; EAST ASIAN JET STREAMS; ENHANCED CONVECTION; IMPACTING FACTOR; LARGE-SCALE CIRCULATION PATTERNS; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; PRECURSORY SIGNALS; ROSSBY WAVE; SIBERIA; SOUTHERN CHINA; THERMAL CONDITION; TIBETAN PLATEAU; TROPICAL OCEAN; WATER VAPOR TRANSPORT;

DROUGHT;

ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; DROUGHT; LA NINA; MOISTURE TRANSFER; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PERSISTENCE; REGIONAL CLIMATE; ROSSBY WAVE; SPRING (SEASON); TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR; WESTERLY; WINTER;

CHINA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST); PACIFIC OCEAN (SUBTROPICAL); QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; SIBERIA;

NIA;

EID: 84861708660     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD017500     Document Type: Article

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