Seasonal climate summary southern hemisphere (summer 2008-09): A weak, brief la Niña returns. Bumper wet season in tropical Australia; exceptional heatwaves in southeastern Australia

Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 275-284

  Mullen, Clare ^a  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANOMALY; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; LA NINA; RAINFALL; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; SUMMER; WET SEASON;

AUSTRALIA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 77749346055     PISSN: 1836716X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22499/2.5804.006     Document Type: Article

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