Signature of ENSO signals in the coral growth rate record of Arabian Sea and Indian monsoons

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 413-427

  Tiwari, R K ^a   Rao, K N N ^b  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Coral growth rate; ENSO; Indian rainfall; NINO3 temperature variability; Spectral analyses

Indexed keywords

CORAL RECORD; CORRELATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; MONSOON; RAINFALL;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0842279630     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-003-2441-x     Document Type: Article

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