Interannual variation in Indochina summer monsoon rainfall: Possible mechanism

Journal of Climate

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1979-1986

  Chen, Tsing Chang ^a   Yoon, Jin Ho ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; CORRELATION METHODS; RAIN GAGES; VAPORS;

GLOBAL DIVERGENT CIRCULATION; INDOCHINA SUMMER MONSOON RAINFALL; INTERANNUAL RAINFALL VARIATION; WEATHER DISTURBANCE;

RAIN;

ANNUAL VARIATION; MONSOON; RAINFALL; REGIONAL CLIMATE;

(SOUTHEAST); ASIA;

EID: 0034210134     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2000)013<1979:IVIISM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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