Intense rainfall events over the west coast of India

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 94, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 27-42

  Francis, P A ^a   Gadgil, Sulochana ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; LONGWAVE RADIATION; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; SUMMER;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 33750499915     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: 14365065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-005-0167-2     Document Type: Article

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