The effect of the MJO on the North American monsoon

Journal of Climate

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 333-343

  Lorenz, David J ^a,b   Hartmann, Dennis L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CORRELATION METHODS; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WIND;

MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MOISTURE SURGES; NORTH AMERICAN MONSOON; ZONAL WIND ANOMALIES;

CLIMATOLOGY;

MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33645215629     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI3684.1     Document Type: Article

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