Interdecadal variation of precipitation days in August in the Korean Peninsula

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 77, Issue , 2017, Pages 74-88

  Choi, Jae Won ^a   Cha, Yumi ^a   Kim, Hae Dong ^b  

^a Meteorological Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Keimyung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

August; Climate regime shift; Korean peninsula; Number of days with precipitation; Precipitation; Statistical change point analyses

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REINFORCEMENT; STORMS; STREAM FLOW; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TIME SERIES; TROPOSPHERE;

AUGUST; CHANGE-POINT ANALYSIS; CLIMATE REGIME SHIFT; INTER-DECADAL VARIATIONS; KOREAN PENINSULA; THERMAL INSTABILITIES; TROPOSPHERIC JETS; WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC;

TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CYCLONE; DECADAL VARIATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW; TROPOSPHERE;

KOREA;

EID: 85007427928     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2016.10.003     Document Type: Article

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