Thunderstorm activity over India and the Indian southwest monsoon

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D4, 1999, Pages 4169-4188

  Manohar, G K ^a   Kahdalgaonkar, S S ^a   Tinmaker, M I R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; MONSOON; SEASONALITY; THUNDERSTORM;

INDIA;

EID: 0033608485     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD02592     Document Type: Article

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