Empirical prediction of Indian summer monsoon rainfall with different lead periods based on global SST anomalies

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 33-43

  Pai, D Sivananda ^a   Rajeevan, M ^a  

^a Office of Climate Research and Services   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOMALY; FORECASTING METHOD; MONSOON; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33244496439     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-005-0136-9     Document Type: Article

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