Characteristics of rainfall during tropical cyclone periods in Taiwan

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1463-1474

  Cheung, K K W ^a   Huang, L R ^b   Lee, C S ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84863012613     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-8-1463-2008     Document Type: Article

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