Falling monsoon depression frequency: A Gray-Sikka conditions perspective

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Prajeesh, A G ^a   Ashok, K ^a   Bhaskar Rao, D V ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

^b JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84886304035     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep02989     Document Type: Article

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