Atmospheric water vapor transport associated with two decadal rainfall shifts over east China

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 587-602

  Li, Xiuzhen ^a   Wen, Zhiping ^b   Zhou, Wen ^a   Wang, Dongxiao ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; DECADAL VARIATION; MOISTURE TRANSFER; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; WATER VAPOR;

CHINA; HUAI RIVER; YANGTZE RIVER;

EID: 84870511744     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.2012-501     Document Type: Article

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