Features of interdecadal changes of the East Asian summer monsoon and similarity and discrepancy in ERA-40 and NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1666-1676

  Han, Jin Ping ^a,b   Wang, Hui Jun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Antarctic oscillation; Australian high; East Asian summer monsoon; Interdecadal changes; Mascrene high; Westerlies over the Eurasia; Western Pacific subtropical high

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANTARCTIC OSCILLATION; DATA SET; DECADAL VARIATION; MONSOON; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SUMMER; WEATHER FORECASTING; WESTERLY; WIND FIELD;

ANHUI; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JIANGHUAI; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST);

EID: 38849147073     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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