The Influence of the Indian Ocean Dipole on Atmospheric Circulation and Climate

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 830-843

  Li, Chongyin ^a   Mu, Mingquan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Asian summer monsoon; Climate impact; Indian Ocean dipole; Sea surface temperature anomaly (SSTA)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242684146     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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