A possible mechanism for the weakening of El Niño-monsoon relationship during the recent decade

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 86, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 143-157

  Pai, D Sivananda ^a  

^a India Meteorological Department   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE FORCING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; MONSOON; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

EID: 3242751907     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-003-0608-8     Document Type: Article

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