Regional differentiation in multidecadal connections between Indian monsoon rainfall and solar activity

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 24, 2007, Pages

  Bhattacharyya, Subarna ^a   Narasimha, Roddam ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); STATISTICAL TESTS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

MONSOON; RAINFALL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SUNSPOT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 49249113397     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD008353     Document Type: Article

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