Seasonal climate summary southern hemisphere (spring 2002): The El Niño reaches maturity and dry conditions dominate Australia

Australian Meteorological Magazine

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 213-226

  Watkins, Andrew B ^a  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; RAINFALL; SEASONALITY; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SPRING (SEASON); TELECONNECTION; WALKER CIRCULATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0346125296     PISSN: 00049743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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