Impact of the western North Pacific subtropical high on the East Asian monsoon precipitation and the Indian Ocean precipitation in the boreal summertime

Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 171-182

  Lee, Sun Seon ^a   Seo, Ye Won ^a   Ha, Kyung Ja ^a   Jhun, Jong Ghap ^b  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

anomalous circulation; East Asian summer monsoon; Indian Ocean precipitation; thermal forcing; Western North Pacific subtropical high

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883023787     PISSN: 19767633     EISSN: 19767951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13143-013-0018-x     Document Type: Article

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