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Tropospheric biennial oscillation of the Indian summer monsoon with and without the El Nino-Southern Oscillation

  1. Prasanth A. Pillai*,
  2. K. Mohankumar

Article first published online: 15 MAR 2007

DOI: 10.1002/joc.1503

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International Journal of Climatology

International Journal of Climatology

Volume 27, Issue 15, pages 2095–2101, December 2007

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Pillai, P. A. and Mohankumar, K. (2007), Tropospheric biennial oscillation of the Indian summer monsoon with and without the El Nino-Southern Oscillation. Int. J. Climatol., 27: 2095–2101. doi: 10.1002/joc.1503

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  1. Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin—682 016, Kerala, India

*Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin—682 016, Kerala, India.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 15 NOV 2007
  2. Article first published online: 15 MAR 2007
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 14 JAN 2007
  4. Manuscript Revised: 12 JAN 2007
  5. Manuscript Received: 11 MAY 2006

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