A review of recent studies on extreme heat in China

Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 114-121

  Lu, Ri Yu ^a   Chen, Rui Dan ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

circulation; Extreme heat; tropical nights; variation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EXTREME EVENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; RESEARCH; SUMMER;

CHINA;

EID: 84991204528     PISSN: 16742834     EISSN: 23766123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16742834.2016.1133071     Document Type: Review

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