Tropical cyclone influence on the long-term variability of Philippine summer monsoon onset

Abstract The long-term variability of Philippine summer monsoon onset from 1903 to 2013 was investigated. The onset date is defined by daily rainfall data at eight stations in the northwestern Philippines. Summer monsoons tended to start earlier in May after the mid-1990s. Other early onset periods...

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Main Authors: Hisayuki Kubota, Ryuichi Shirooka, Jun Matsumoto, Esperanza O. Cayanan, Flaviana D. Hilario
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-09-01
Series:Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40645-017-0138-5