Trend and variability of China precipitation in spring and summer: Linkage to sea-surface temperatures

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 24, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 1625-1644

  Yang, Fanglin ^a   Lau, K M ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

East Asian monsoon; Interannual and interdecadal variability; Precipitation; Sea surface temperature

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SEA LEVEL; WIND EFFECTS;

GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT; SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST); SINGULAR VALUE DECOMPOSITION (SVD);

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WARM POOL;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; INDIAN OCEAN; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 9744260335     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1094     Document Type: Article

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