The effect of land-surface feedbacks on the monsoon circulation

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 125, Issue 557, 1999, Pages 1527-1550

  Ferranti, L ^a   Slingo, J M ^b   Palmer, T N ^b   Hoskins, B J ^b  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

General circulation model; Intraseasonal activity; Tropical convergence zone

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MONSOON; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0032717386     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.55703     Document Type: Article

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