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Asian Monsoons Observed by the Scatterometers and Complementary Spacebased SensorsMonsoons are the seasonal changes of winds forced by continent-ocean temperature contrast. Their annual onset, intensity, and retreat vary greatly, and the variation has strong economic impact and may cause severe human suffering.
Document ID
20060035635
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Liu, W. T.
Tang, W.
Xie, X.
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
January 11, 1998
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
spacebased data winter monsoon surface wind summer monsoon seasonal change ocean
circulation anticyclonic gyre cyclonic gyre

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