Spatio-temporal variation and abrupt changes for major climate variables in the Taihu Basin, China

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 777-791

  Liu, Liu ^a   Xu, Zong Xue ^a   Huang, Jun Xiong ^a,b  

^a Beijing Normal University   (China)

^b Beijing Hydraulic Research Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Abrupt change; Air temperature; Climate change; Precipitation; Taihu; Trend

Indexed keywords

ABRUPT CHANGE; AIR TEMPERATURE; ANNUAL MEAN; ANNUAL PRECIPITATION; CLIMATE VARIABLES; DIURNAL TEMPERATURE RANGES; GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES; LONG RANGE DEPENDENCE; LONG-TERM TREND; MANN-KENDALL; MEAN AIR TEMPERATURES; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; NON-PARAMETRIC; SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIATION; STUDY AREAS; SUNSHINE DURATION; TAIHU; TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TREND;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; FLOOD CONTROL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); URBAN PLANNING;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; DIURNAL VARIATION; DROUGHT; FLOOD CONTROL; GLOBAL CHANGE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TREND ANALYSIS;

CHINA; TAIHU BASIN;

EID: 84862643004     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-011-0547-8     Document Type: Article

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