Spatio-temporal relations between temperature and precipitation regimes: Implications for temperature-induced changes in the hydrological cycle

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 111, Issue , 2013, Pages 57-76

  Zhang, Qiang ^a   Li, Jianfeng ^b   Singh, Vijay P ^c,d   Xiao, Mingzhong ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Texas A and M University   (United States)

^d Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Climate change; Climate extreme; Field significance

Indexed keywords

MASS TRANSPORTATION; TEMPERATURE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WETTING;

CHINA; CLIMATE EXTREMES; FIELD SIGNIFICANCE; INCREASING TEMPERATURES; PRECIPITATION EXTREMES; SPATIO-TEMPORAL RELATIONS; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL CHANGES; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AIR MASS; CLIMATE EFFECT; CORRELATION; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; MOISTURE TRANSFER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER VAPOR; WETTING;

CHINA;

EID: 84884179002     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2013.08.012     Document Type: Article

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