Spatial patterns and temporal variability of dryness/wetness in the Yangtze River Basin, China

Quaternary International

Volumn 282, Issue , 2012, Pages 5-13

  Zhao, Guangju ^a,b   Mu, Xingmin ^a,b   Hörmann, Georg ^c   Fohrer, Nicola ^c   Xiong, Ming ^d   Su, Buda ^e   Li, Xiucang ^e  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^d Hydrology Bureau of the Yangtze River Water Conservancy Commission   (China)

^e China Meteorological Administration   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RAINGAUGE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

CHINA; YANGTZE BASIN;

EID: 84869496536     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2011.10.020     Document Type: Article

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