Dynamical and Boundary Forcing Characteristics of Regional Components of the Asian Summer Monsoon

• Published in: Journal of climate Vol. 13; no. 14; pp. 2461 - 2482
• Main Authors: Lau, K.-M., Kim, K.-M., Yang, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA American Meteorological Society 15.07.2000
• Subjects: Atmospheric circulation; Climate; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; External geophysics; Meteorology; Meteors; Monsoons; Oceans; Precipitation; Rain; Rainy seasons; Seas; Summer; Tropical regions; Vorticity; Winds and their effects; Asia; Pacific Ocean; Teleconnection; Sea surface; Surface temperature; Vorticity budget; Dynamic characteristic; Summer monsoon

In this paper, the authors present a description of the internal dynamics and boundary forcing characteristics of two major subcomponents of the Asian summer monsoon (ASM), that is, the South Asian monsoon (SAM) and the East–Southeast Asian monsoon (EAM). The description is based on a new monsoon-cl...