Summer monsoon onset over Kerala: New definition and prediction

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 123-135

  Pai, D S ^a   Nair, Rajeevan M ^a  

^a National Climate Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Indian summer monsoon; Monsoon onset over Kerala; Multiple linear regression; Principal component analysis; Statistical prediction

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE PREDICTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; MONSOON; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RAINFALL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUMMER; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KERALA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 70349733058     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 02534126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-009-0020-y     Document Type: Article

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