Spatio-temporal variations of precipitation in arid and semiarid regions of China: The Yellow River basin as a case study

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 114, Issue , 2014, Pages 38-49

  Zhang, Qiang ^a   Peng, Juntai ^a   Singh, Vijay P ^b,c   Li, Jianfeng ^d   Chen, Yongqin David ^d  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Texas A M University   (United States)

^c Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Consecutive precipitation events; Precipitation processes; Precipitation structure; Yellow River basin

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; STORMS; TESTING; WATERSHEDS;

CONSECUTIVE PRECIPITATION EVENT; INTER-DECADAL PACIFIC OSCILLATIONS; PRECIPITATION DEFICITS; PRECIPITATION EVENTS; PRECIPITATION PROCESS; PRECIPITATION STRUCTURE; SHORT DURATIONS; SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATERS RESOURCES; YELLOW RIVER BASIN;

RIVERS;

ARID REGION; FLOODING; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINGAUGE; RAINSTORM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONALITY; SEMIARID REGION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA PLAIN; YELLOW RIVER BASIN;

EID: 84893453488     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2014.01.005     Document Type: Article

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