Changes in the large-scale features associated with the Indian summer monsoon in the recent decades

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 117-133

  Yadav, R K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Azores high; Circum global teleconnection; ENSO; Indian summer monsoon; Rossby wave

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEA LEVEL; SEAWATER; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

AZORES HIGH; CIRCUM-GLOBAL TELECONNECTION; ENSO; INDIAN SUMMER MONSOON; ROSSBY WAVE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GEOPOTENTIAL; GYRE; MONSOON; ROSSBY WAVE; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SUMMER; TELECONNECTION; WARM WATER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 61749085710     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1698     Document Type: Article

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