Seasonal climate summary southern hemisphere (summer 2011-12): A mature La Niña, strongly positive SAM and active MJO

Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 335-349

  Webb, Melanie A ^a  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC OSCILLATION; CLIMATE MODELING; LA NINA; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SUMMER;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; PACIFIC OCEAN; TASMANIA;

EID: 84879122857     PISSN: 1836716X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22499/2.6204.011     Document Type: Article

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