Mechanisms of low frequency intraseasonal oscillations of the Indian summer monsoon

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 62, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 101-128

  Krishnan, R ^a   Venkatesan, C ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

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EID: 0031520367     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01037483     Document Type: Article

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