Land surface conditions over Eurasia and Indian summer monsoon rainfall

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Robock, Alan ^a   Mu, Mingquan ^a   Vinnikov, Konstantin ^b   Robinson, David ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

EL Ni o; India; Monsoon; NAO; Snow; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; EL NINO; LAND SURFACE; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; SNOW COVER; SOIL MOISTURE;

EURASIA;

EID: 1642562705     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002286     Document Type: Article

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