Active and break spells of the indian summer monsoon

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 229-247

  Rajeevan, M ^a   Gadgil, Sulochana ^b   Bhate, Jyoti ^a  

^a NATIONAL ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Indian monsoon; Intraseasonal variability; Monsoon breaks; Monsoon circulation

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; MONSOON; RAINFALL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER;

INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 77953782104     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 02534126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-010-0019-4     Document Type: Article

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