Interannual variation of the Asian-Pacific atmospheric system in association with the northern summer SST changes

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 833-860

  Chen, Jau Ming ^a,b   Lu, Mong Ming ^a  

^a CENTRAL WEATHER BUREAU   (Taiwan)

^b Center Weather Bureau   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Circulation; ENSO; Interannual variation; Precipitation; Transient activity; Tropical convection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034555203     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2000.11.4.833(A)     Document Type: Article

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