Evolution dynamics of tropical ocean-atmosphere annual cycle variability

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3187-3205

  Nigam, Sumant ^a   Chao, Yi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERE/OCEAN SYSTEM; EVOLUTION DYNAMICS; MONSOON; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WIND;

EID: 0030436755     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<3187:EDOTOA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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