Projected Changes in Köppen Climate Types in the 21st Century over China

Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 495-498

  Ying, Shi ^a   Xue Jie, Gao ^a   Jia, Wu ^a  

^a China Meteorological Administration   (China)

Author keywords

China; climate change; K ppen climate; regional climate model

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATOLOGY; FUTURE PROSPECT; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; MODEL VALIDATION; REGIONAL CLIMATE; TUNDRA; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 84877637734     PISSN: 16742834     EISSN: 23766123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16742834.2012.11447043     Document Type: Article

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