An updated assessment of trends and variability in total and extreme rainfall in the western Pacific

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2775-2791

  Mcgree, S ^a   Whan, K ^b   Jones, D ^a   Alexander, L V ^b   Imielska, A ^a   Diamond, H ^c   Ene, E ^d   Finaulahi, S ^e   Inape, K ^f   Jacklick, L ^g   Kumar, R ^h   Laurent, V ⁱ   Malala, H ^j   Malsale, P ^k   Moniz, T ⁱ   Ngemaes, M ^l   Peltier, A ^m   Porteous, A ⁿ   Pulehetoa Mitiepo, R ^o   Seuseu, S ^p   Skilling, E ^q   Tahani, L ^r   Teimitsi, F ^s   Toorua, U ^t   Vaiimene, M ^u   more..

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Tuvalu Meteorological Service   (Tuvalu)

^e Tonga Meteorological Service   (Tonga)

^f Papua New Guinea Institute of Research   (Papua New Guinea)

^g National Weather Service Majuro Weather Service Office   (Marshall Islands)

^h Fiji Meteorological Service   (Fiji)

ⁱ Météo France Polynésie Française ^*  (Timor-Leste)

^j National Weather Service Pagopago Weather Service Office   (American Samoa)

^k Vanuatu Meteorological Service   (Vanuatu)

^l National Weather Service Koror Weather Service Office   (Palau)

^m Meteo France   (New Caledonia)

ⁿ NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^o Niue Meteorological Service   (Niue)

^p Samoa Meteorological Division Ministry of National Resources Environment and Meteorology   (Samoa)

^q Federated States of Micronesia   (Federated States of Micronesia)

^r Solomon Islands Meteorological Service   (Solomon Islands)

^s Tropical Western Pacific Climate Research Station   (Nauru)

^t Kiribati Meteorological Service   (Kiribati)

^u Kiribati Meteorological Service ^*  (Cook Islands)

more..

Author keywords

ETCCDI; Extreme climate indices; IPO; Pacific Islands; SPCZ

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; RAIN; TROPICS;

ETCCDI; EXTREME CLIMATES; IPO; PACIFIC ISLANDS; SPCZ;

CLIMATOLOGY;

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; EXTREME EVENT; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TREND ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH); PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST);

EID: 84902650234     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.3874     Document Type: Article

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