Coral records from the northern Indian Ocean: Understanding the monsoon variability

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 395-405

  Chakraborty, Supriyo ^a  

^a BIRBAL SAHNI INSTITUTE OF PALAEOBOTANY   (India)

Author keywords

Arabian Sea; Coral; ENSO; Indian Ocean; Monsoon; Oxygen isotopes

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CORAL RECORD; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; MONSOON; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TELECONNECTION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (NORTH); RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN];

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 33751243897     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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