Changes in global monsoon circulations since 1950

Natural Hazards

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 229-254

  Chase, T N ^a   Knaff, J A ^b   Pielke, Sr ^c   Kalnay, E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Asia; Australia; Monsoon

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL WARMING; MONSOON; SEVERE WEATHER;

EID: 0038683538     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023638030885     Document Type: Article

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