Understanding and detecting super-extreme droughts in Southwest China through an integrated approach and index

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 142, Issue 694, 2016, Pages 529-535

  Wang, Lin ^a   Chen, Wen ^a   Zhou, Wen ^b   Huang, Gang ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c JOINT CENTER FOR GLOBAL CHANGE STUDIES   (China)

Author keywords

Comprehensive multiscalar indicator; Integrated approach; Multiscalar nature; Super extreme drought

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED CONTROL; RHENIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER RESOURCES;

DROUGHT DETECTION; DROUGHT INDICES; ESSENTIAL FEATURES; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MULTI SCALARS; MULTIPLE STRESS; SOUTHWEST CHINA;

DROUGHT;

DROUGHT; EXTREME EVENT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

CHINA;

EID: 84957838850     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.2593     Document Type: Article

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