Intraseasonal variability of the atmosphere–ocean–climate system: East Asian monsoon

  • William K. M. Lau
  • Duane E. Waliser
  • Huang-Hsiung Hsu
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Abstract

The intraseasonal oscillation (ISO) is one of the major systems affecting the summer monsoon system in East Asia and the Western North Pacific (EA/WNP). This has become known to the scientific community since the late 1970s and early 1980s. Studies (e.g., Krishnamurti and Bhalme, 1976; Murakami, 1976; Yasunari, 1979; Krishnamurti and Subrahmanyan, 1982) report the prominent northward ISO propagation at both 10 to 20-day and 30 to 60-day periods in the Asian summer monsoon region.

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Summer Monsoon Tropical Cyclone Rossby Wave Asian Summer Monsoon East Asian Summer Monsoon 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • William K. M. Lau
    • 1
  • Duane E. Waliser
    • 2
  • Huang-Hsiung Hsu
  1. 1.Laboratory for AtmospheresNASA/Goddard Space Flight CenterGreenbeltUSA
  2. 2.Earth Science and Technology Directorate Jet Propulsion LaboratoryCalifornia Institute of TechnologyPasadenaUSA

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