Possible role of symmetric instability in the onset and abrupt transition of the Asian monsoon

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 363-383

  Krishnakumar, V ^a   Lau, K M ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0041171949     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj1965.76.3_363     Document Type: Article

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