Observational evidence of summer precipitation deficit-temperature coupling in China

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 19, 2015, Pages 10040-10049

  Zhang, Qiang ^a   Xiao, Mingzhong ^a   Singh, Vijay P ^b   Liu, Lin ^a   Xu, Chong Yu ^c  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Texas A M University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTREME EVENT; LATENT HEAT FLUX; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; SUMMER; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TRANSPIRATION; WATER BUDGET;

CHINA;

EID: 84992293523     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023830     Document Type: Article

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