Abstract: The Loess Plateau of China consists of dissected flat tablelands with steep gullies. To evaluate the effect of topography on local circulation and cumulus generation over the Loess Plateau, numerical simulations of atmospheric ...

Abstract: A new gauge-based analysis of daily precipitation has been constructed on a 0.5° latitude?longitude grid over East Asia (5°?60°N, 65°?155°E) for a 26-yr period from 1978 to 2003 using gauge observations at over 2200 stations ...