Spatio-temporal variability and predictability of summer monsoon onset over the Philippines

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 33, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 1159-1177

  Moron, V ^a,b,c,d   Lucero, A ^e   Hilario, F ^e   Lyon, B ^d   Robertson, A W ^d   DeWitt, D ^d  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b CEREGE   (France)

^c INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

^d Earth Institute   (United States)

^e Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CLIMATE PREDICTION; MONSOON; RAINFALL; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 70350575281     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-008-0520-5     Document Type: Article

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