Biennial characteristics of Indian monsoon rainfall

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 2972-2982

  Fasullo, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIENNIAL CHARACTERISTICS; MONSOON RAINFALL;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

RAIN;

ANNUAL VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; MONSOON; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SUMMER; TELECONNECTION;

EID: 4344604285     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<2972:BCOIMR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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