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Periodicities in precipitation in north‐east China, 1470–1979
Author(s) -
Clegg S. L.,
Wigley T. M. L.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl011i012p01219
Subject(s) - beijing , climatology , precipitation , china , period (music) , meteorology , geography , geology , environmental science , archaeology , physics , acoustics
Claimed periodicities in northeastern Chinese rainfall are examined by comparing records spanning the period 1470–1979 from several sites near Beijing. Although a number of periodicities occur, they are generally unstable in both space and time. This suggests that they have little or no physical significance and that their predictive value is negligible.