Variability of oceanic and atmospheric conditions during active and inactive periods of storms over the Indian region

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1523-1530

  Pattanaik, D R ^a  

^a INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Cyclonic storms; High frequency period; June to September; Low frequency period; Monsoon depressions; Sea surface temperature; Wind shear

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; OCEANOGRAPHY; STORMS; TROPOSPHERE;

CYCLONIC STORMS; MONSOON DEPRESSIONS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WIND SHEAR;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; MONSOON; STORM;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 25844523157     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1189     Document Type: Article

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