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contributor authorJanowiak, John E.
contributor authorXie, Pingping
date accessioned2017-06-09T16:15:44Z
date available2017-06-09T16:15:44Z
date copyright2003/12/01
date issued2003
identifier issn0894-8755
identifier otherams-6438.pdf
identifier urihttp://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4205489
description abstractA pentad version of the Global Precipitation Climatology Project global precipitation dataset is used to document the annual and interannual variations in precipitation over monsoon regions around the globe. An algorithm is described that determines objectively wet season onset and withdrawal for individual years, and this tool is used to examine the behavior of various characteristics of the major monsoon systems. The definition of onset and withdrawal are determined by examining the ramp-up and diminution of rainfall within the context of the climatological rainfall at each location. Also examined are interannual variations in onset and withdrawal and their relationship to rainy season precipitation accumulations. Changes in the distribution of ?heavy? and ?light? precipitation events are examined for years in which ?abundant? and ?poor? wet seasons are observed, and associations with variations in large-scale atmospheric general circulation features are also examined. In particular, some regions of the world have strong associations between wet season rainfall and global-scale patterns of 200-hPa streamfunction anomalies.
publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
titleA Global-Scale Examination of Monsoon-Related Precipitation
typeJournal Paper
journal volume16
journal issue24
journal titleJournal of Climate
identifier doi10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<4121:AGEOMP>2.0.CO;2
journal fristpage4121
journal lastpage4133
treeJournal of Climate:;2003:;volume( 016 ):;issue: 024
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