Regional-scale relationships between aerosol and summer monsoon circulation, and precipitation over northeast Asia

Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 279-286

  Yoon, Soon Chang ^a   Kim, Sang Woo ^a   Choi, Suk Jin ^a   Choi, In Jin ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aerosol; aerosol optical depth; circulation; monsoon; precipitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956562655     PISSN: 19767633     EISSN: 19767951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13143-010-1002-3     Document Type: Article

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