Influences of sea surface temperature and ground wetness on Asian summer monsoon

Journal of Climate

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3230-3246

  Yang, Song ^a,b   Lau, K M ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b GENERAL SCIENCES CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; RAIN; SNOW; SOILS;

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL (GCM);

CLIMATOLOGY;

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MONSOON; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SUMMER; SURFACE WATER;

ASIA;

EID: 0032416287     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1998)011<3230:IOSSTA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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