The role of low-frequency intraseasonal oscillations in the anomalous Indian summer monsoon rainfall of 2002

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-157

  Sajani, S ^a   Beegum, S Naseema ^a   Moorthy, K Krishna ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

False onset; Indian summer monsoon rainfall; Low frequency intraseasonal oscillations; Madden Jualin oscillation; NPISO

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; DROUGHT; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MONSOON; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 34247541814     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 02534126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-007-0015-5     Document Type: Article

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