Circulation mechanisms of climate anomalies in the equatorial Indian Ocean

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 81-93

  Hastenrath, Stefan ^a   Polzin, Dierk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; COASTAL ZONES; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS;

ANOMALY; CLIMATE VARIATION; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 1642349156     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2003/0012-0081     Document Type: Article

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