Conditions leading to the onset of the Indian monsoon: A satellite perspective

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 93, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 201-210

  Simon, B ^a   Rahman, S H ^a   Joshi, P C ^a  

^a Indian Space Research Organization Space Application Centre   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HADLEY CELL; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KERALA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33747403825     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: 14365065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-005-0155-6     Document Type: Article

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