Comparison of the annual cycles of moisture supply over Southwest and Southeast China

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 10139-10158

  Li, Xiuzhen ^a   Zhou, Wen ^a   Li, Chongyin ^b   Song, Jie ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Climate variability; Moisture moisture budget

Indexed keywords

ANTICYCLONIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC FLUXES; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; MERIDIONAL TRANSPORT; MOISTURE TRANSPORT; MOISTURE/MOISTURE BUDGETS; TRANSIENT TRANSPORT;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

MOISTURE;

ANNUAL CYCLE; ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CLIMATE VARIATION; CONVERGENCE; MOISTURE TRANSFER; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE;

CHINA;

EID: 84890196225     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00057.1     Document Type: Article

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