Amplification of ENSO effects on Indian summer monsoon by absorbing aerosols

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 46, Issue 7-8, 2016, Pages 2657-2671

  Kim, Maeng Ki ^a   Lau, William K M ^b   Kim, Kyu Myong ^c   Sang, Jeong ^a   Kim, Yeon Hee ^d   Lee, Woo Seop ^e  

^a Kongju National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^e APEC Climate Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Absorbing aerosol; Black carbon; Dust; EHP; ENSO; Monsoon

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; BLACK CARBON; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; DUST; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; MONSOON; OPTICAL DEPTH; RAINFALL;

ARABIAN SEA; CHINA; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 84936806535     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-015-2722-y     Document Type: Article

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