Tropical cyclone contribution to interdecadal change in summer rainfall over South China in the early 1990s

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-58

  Kim, Joo Hong ^a   Wu, Chun Chieh ^a   Sui, Chung Hsiung ^a   Ho, Chang Hoi ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Interdecadal change; South china; Summer rainfall; Tropical cyclone

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; DECADAL VARIATION; RAINFALL; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

CHINA; HAINAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; TAIWAN;

EID: 84863019168     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2011.08.26.01(A)     Document Type: Article

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