Dynamic predictability of intraseasonal variability associated with the Asian summer monsoon

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 129, Issue 594 PART A, 2003, Pages 2897-2925

  Waliser, D E ^a   Stern, W ^b   Schubert, S ^c   Lau, K M ^c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate prediction; Madden Julian Oscillation; Numerical weather forecast

Indexed keywords

AVIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OSCILLATIONS; RAIN;

INTERSEASONAL OSCILLATIONS (ISO);

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLIMATE PREDICTION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MONSOON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ASIA;

EID: 0142215989     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/003590003769682101     Document Type: Article

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