Composite structure of monsoon low pressure systems and its relation to Indian rainfall

Journal of Climate

Volumn 23, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 4285-4305

  Krishnamurthy, V ^a,b   Ajayamohan, R S ^c  

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

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIAN SEA; BAY OF BENGAL; CENTRAL INDIA; DAILY RAINFALL; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; INTRASEASONAL MODES; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS; MONSOON RAINFALL; MONSOON WINDS; RAINFALL PATTERNS; SEASONAL MEAN; SEASONAL RAINFALL; TROPICAL DISTURBANCES;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; DROUGHT; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

RAIN;

DROUGHT; FLOOD; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; MONSOON; RAINFALL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ARABIAN SEA; BAY OF BENGAL; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 77958102619     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JCLI2953.1     Document Type: Article

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