On the relationships between the Madden-Julian oscillation and precipitation variability in southern Iran and the Arabian peninsula: Atmospheric circulation analysis

Journal of Climate

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 887-904

  Nazemosadat, M J ^a   Ghaedamini, H ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MOTION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; BAHRAIN; ENHANCED CONVECTION; HORIZONTAL WINDS; INDIAN OCEAN; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MAIN CHARACTERISTICS; MIDDLE LAYER; NEAR-SURFACE WINDS; NEGATIVE PHASE; NORTH AFRICA; PRECIPITATION PATTERNS; PRECIPITATION VARIABILITY; RAINY SEASONS; SAMPLE SIZES; SAUDI ARABIA; SEASONAL PRECIPITATIONS; STUDY AREAS; UPWARD MOTION;

CLIMATOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; PRODUCTION PLATFORMS; WIND EFFECTS;

RAIN;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; JET; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; WIND VELOCITY;

ARABIAN PENINSULA; AUSTRALIA; DOHA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (WEST); IRAN; KUWAIT [MIDDLE EAST]; MASQAT; OMAN; QATAR; RIYADH [SAUDI ARABIA]; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 77952120570     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JCLI2141.1     Document Type: Article

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