Changes in regional heavy rainfall events in China during 1961–2012

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 704-714

  Zou, Xukai ^a   Ren, Fumin ^b,c  

^a China Meteorological Administration   (China)

^b STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; regional heavy rainfall events

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924301465     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: 18619533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00376-014-4127-y     Document Type: Article

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