Indian Monsoon variability in a global warming scenario

Natural Hazards

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 189-206

  Kripalani, R H ^a   Kulkarni, Ashwini ^a   Sabade, S S ^a   Khandekar, M L ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

^b Consulting Meteorologists ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL WARMING; MONSOON; SEVERE WEATHER;

EID: 0038683555     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023695326825     Document Type: Article

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