Influence of the Eurasian snow cover on the Indian summer monsoon variability in observed climatologies and CMIP3 simulations

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 643-660

  Peings, Y ^a   Douville, H ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

CMIP3 simulations; Eurasian snow cover; Indian monsoon; Interannual variability; Teleconnections

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; SNOW COVER; SUMMER; TELECONNECTION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; INDIA;

EID: 77951665409     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-009-0565-0     Document Type: Article

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