Indian summer monsoon rainfall variability in global coupled ocean-atmospheric models

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1521-1539

  Preethi, B ^a   Kripalani, R H ^b   Kumar, Krishna ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

^b Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ENSO; Indian monsoon rainfall; IODM; Multi model ensemble; Tele connections

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEMETER; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; HINDCASTING; MONSOON; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TELECONNECTION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 78649287089     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-009-0657-x     Document Type: Article

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