Decadal variability in springtime snow over Eurasia: Relation with circulation and possible influence on springtime rainfall over China

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1336-1345

  Zuo, Zhiyan ^a   Zhang, Renhe ^a   Wu, Bingyi ^a   Rong, Xinyao ^a  

^a STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

Author keywords

Atmospheric circulation; Decadal variability; Eurasian snow; Springtime rainfall

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; BOUNDARY LAYER HEIGHTS; DECADAL VARIABILITY; EASTERN CHINA; EURASIA; FEEDBACK EFFECTS; NCEP/NCAR; NORTHEAST CHINA; NORTHWESTERN CHINA; POSITIVE RAINFALL ANOMALIES; RAINFALL ANOMALY; REANALYSIS; SIBERIA; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SUBSURFACE SOIL; SURFACE HEAT FLUXES; WATER VAPOUR; WAVE FLUX; WESTERN PACIFIC;

CLIMATOLOGY; HEAT FLUX; SNOW; VAPORS;

RAIN;

ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; BOUNDARY LAYER; DECADAL VARIATION; HEAT FLUX; MIDLATITUDE ENVIRONMENT; RAINFALL; SNOW; SPRING (SEASON); SUBTROPICAL REGION; WATER VAPOR;

CHINA; EURASIA;

EID: 84863619042     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.2355     Document Type: Article

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