Trends in Australian rainfall: Contribution of tropical cyclones and closed lows

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 40, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 317-326

  Lavender, Sally L ^a   Abbs, Deborah J ^a  

^a Bureau of Meteorology Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian rainfall; Rainfall trends; Tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; RAINFALL; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TREND ANALYSIS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WATER BUDGET;

EID: 84871858653     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1566-y     Document Type: Article

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