Multi-annual variations in winter westerly disturbance activity affecting the Himalaya

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 44, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 441-455

  Cannon, Forest ^a   Carvalho, Leila M V ^a   Jones, Charles ^a   Bookhagen, Bodo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Heavy precipitation; Himalaya; Karakoram; Teleconnections; Winter westerly disturbances

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929711451     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-014-2248-8     Document Type: Article

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