Spatial pattern in the precipitation regime in Nepal

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 24, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 1645-1659

  Kansakar, Sunil R ^a,b   Hannah, David M ^a   Gerrard, John ^a   Rees, Gwyn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Hydrology/Meteorology ^*  (Nepal)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification; Himalaya; Monsoon; Mountain climatology; Nepal; Precipitation; Regimes; Regionalization

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; DATA ACQUISITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RAIN;

MOUNTAINS; PHYSIOGRAPHY; SPATIAL PATTERNS; SUMMER MONSOON;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

MONSOON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL PATTERN; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 9744225150     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1098     Document Type: Article

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