Seasonal variation, abrupt transition, and intraseasonal variability associated with the asian summer monsoon in the GLA GCM

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 965-985

  Lau, K M ^a,c   Yang, Song ^a,b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b GENERAL SCIENCES CORPORATION   (United States)

^c NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GCM; GLA; MONSOON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER;

ASIA;

EID: 0030432664     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<0965:SVATAI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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