Evaluation of the ENSEMBLES multi-model seasonal forecasts of Indian summer monsoon variability

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 38, Issue 11-12, 2012, Pages 2257-2274

  Rajeevan, M ^a   Unnikrishnan, C K ^a   Preethi, B ^b  

^a NATIONAL ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Coupled climate models; El Nino; Indian monsoon; Seasonal forecast

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; DEMETER; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; MONSOON; NUMERICAL MODEL; RAINFALL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TELECONNECTION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 84861828046     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-011-1061-x     Document Type: Article

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