Characteristics and changes of regional wet and dry heat wave events in China during 1960–2013

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 122, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 651-665

  Ding, Ting ^a   Ke, Zongjian ^a  

^a China Meteorological Administration   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANNUAL VARIATION; DECADAL VARIATION; MONSOON; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TREND ANALYSIS;

CHINA;

EID: 84944274529     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-014-1322-9     Document Type: Article

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