Subseasonal variability during the South China Sea summer monsoon onset

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 629-642

  Wu, Renguang ^a  

^a CENTER FOR OCEAN LAND ATMOSPHERE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Ocean atmosphere coupling; South China Sea summer monsoon onset; Subseasonal variability

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; MONSOON; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUMMER; SURFACE WIND; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PHILIPPINE SEA; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 77951667139     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-009-0679-4     Document Type: Article

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