The effect of absorbing aerosols on Indian monsoon circulation and rainfall: A review

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 164-165, Issue , 2015, Pages 318-327

  Sanap, S D ^a   Pandithurai, G ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Aerosol and climate; Aerosol observations and modeling; Climatic effects of aerosols; Indian summer monsoon

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BUDGET CONTROL; CARBON; CLIMATE MODELS; GEOPHYSICS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN;

ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY; CLIMATIC EFFECTS; FUTURE CLIMATE PROJECTIONS; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLES; INDIAN SUBCONTINENTS; INDIAN SUMMER MONSOON; INDO-GANGETIC PLAINS; NUMERICAL MODEL SIMULATIONS;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; CLIMATE FORCING; MONSOON; NUMERICAL MODEL; RAINFALL; REGIONAL CLIMATE;

INDIA;

EID: 84935006036     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2015.06.002     Document Type: Review

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