Changes in Daily Climate Extremes of Observed Temperature and Precipitation in China

Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 312-319

  Ai Hui, Wang ^a   Jian Jian, Fu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

climate extremes; maximum dry wet days; rain; temperature

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; DIURNAL VARIATION; EXTREME EVENT; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; REGIONAL CLIMATE; TREND ANALYSIS;

CHINA;

EID: 85075710891     PISSN: 16742834     EISSN: 23766123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16742834.2013.11447100     Document Type: Article

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