Triggering of the positive Indian Ocean dipole events by severe cyclones over the Bay of Bengal

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 59 A, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 461-475

  Francis, P A ^a   Gadgil, Sulochana ^a   Vinayachandran, P N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CYCLONE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; UPWELLING; WATER VAPOR;

ASIA; BAY OF BENGAL; EURASIA; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; INDIAN OCEAN; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUMATRA; SUNDA ISLES;

EID: 34547419728     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2007.00254.x     Document Type: Article

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