Dominant impact of South Asian low heat on summer monsoon rainfall over Central India

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2001-2008

  Iqbal, Muhammad Jawed ^a   Baig, Mirza Jawwad ^a   Naz, Saba ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

SOI; South Asian low heat; Summer monsoon rainfall

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; LOW PRESSURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MONSOON; RAINFALL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; SUMMER; TELECONNECTION;

INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 84878312762     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-011-0458-5     Document Type: Article

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