On the relationships between ENSO and autumn rainfall in Iran

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-61

  Nazemosadat, M J ^a,b   Cordery, I ^c  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Iranian Meteorological Organization   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

ENSO phases; Iran; SOI rainfall

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; RAINFALL; SEASONALITY;

IRAN;

EID: 0034060314     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(200001)20:1<47::AID-JOC461>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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