Interannual variations of Indian summer monsoon in a GCM: external conditions versus internal feedbacks

Journal of Climate

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 501-522

  Goswami, B N ^a,b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GCM; INDIAN SUMMER MONSOON; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

INDIA;

EID: 0031825563     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1998)011<0501:IVOISM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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