Variability of the TRMM-PR total and convective and stratiform rain fractions over the Indian region during the summer monsoon

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 21-44

  Pokhrel, Samir ^a   Sikka, D R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATOLOGY; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; LATENT HEAT FLUX; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINGAUGE; STRATIFORM CLOUD; TRMM; TROPOSPHERE;

BAY OF BENGAL; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 84879498186     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1502-1     Document Type: Article

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