The contrasting features of Asian summer monsoon during surplus and deficient rainfall over India

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 22, Issue 15, 2002, Pages 1897-1914

  Raju, P V S ^a   Mohanty, U C ^a   Rao, P L S ^a   Bhatla, R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Budget; Heat; Kinetic energy; Moisture; Monsoon; Reanalysis

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; JETS; KINETIC ENERGY; MOISTURE; RAIN; STATISTICAL METHODS; STORMS;

MONSOON;

CLIMATOLOGY;

HEAT BUDGET; KINETIC ENERGY; MONSOON; RAINFALL; SUMMER;

INDIA;

EID: 0036951648     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.855     Document Type: Article

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