Regional moisture budget associated with drought/flood events over China

Abstract In this study, long-term (1961–2011) variations in the moisture budget and drought/flood events in six subregions of China are analyzed. Water vapor is mainly transported zonally during winter, while meridional transport is much stronger during summer. During winter, both the input moisture...

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Main Authors: Shuang Qiu, Wen Zhou, Marco Yu-Ting Leung, Xiuzhen Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-12-01
Series:Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40645-017-0148-3