Increasing trend of synoptic activity and its relationship with extreme rain events over central India

Journal of Climate

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1004-1013

  Ajayamohan, R S ^a   Merryfield, William J ^a   Kharin, Viatcheslav V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY INDEX; CENTRAL INDIA; EXTREME RAINFALL; INTERANNUAL VARIATION; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS; RAIN EVENTS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; EXTREME EVENT; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; RAINFALL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

INDIA;

EID: 77952149841     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JCLI2918.1     Document Type: Article

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