The asymmetric response of Yangtze river basin summer rainfall to El Niño/La Niña

The Yangtze river basin, in South East China, experiences anomalously high precipitation in summers following El Niño. This can lead to extensive flooding and loss of life. However, the response following La Niña has not been well documented. In this study, the response of Yangtze summer rainfall to...

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Main Authors: Steven C Hardiman, Nick J Dunstone, Adam A Scaife, Philip E Bett, Chaofan Li, Bo Lu, Hong-Li Ren, Doug M Smith, Claudia C Stephan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2018-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aaa172