Effect of remote forcings on the winter precipitation of central southwest Asia part 1: Observations

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 86, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 147-160

  Syed, F S ^a   Giorgi, F ^b   Pal, J S ^b   King, M P ^b  

^a PAKISTAN METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT   (Pakistan)

^b ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; DATA SET; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; WEST ASIA;

EID: 33748195587     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-005-0217-1     Document Type: Article

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