Climatology and interannual variability of the Southeast Asian summer monsoon

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 141-162

  Lau, K M ^a   Yang, Song ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Climatology; Interannual variability; Onset; South China Sea; Southeast Asian monsoon

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000548811     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00376-997-0016-y     Document Type: Article

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