Physical mechanisms of the Australian summer monsoon: 1. Seasonal cycle

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 20, 2006, Pages

  Kullgren, Katherin ^a   Kim, Kwang Yul ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Environmental Forecast and Value Oriented Research Services Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SEA LEVEL; STATISTICAL METHODS; WIND;

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; ZONAL WIND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (SOUTH); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 33845607601     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006807     Document Type: Article

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