Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction:

Monsoon theory as a problem in ocean-atmosphere-land interaction


Selected links to abstracts and paper downloads.

Current Climate

Chou, C. and J. D. Neelin, 2001: Mechanisms limiting the southward extent of the South American summer monsoon. Geophys. Res. Lett., 28, no.12, 2433-2436.

Chou, C., J. D. Neelin and H. Su, 2001: Ocean-atmosphere-land feedbacks in an idealized monsoon. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 127, 1869-1891.

Chou, C. and J. D. Neelin, 2003: Mechanisms limiting the northward extent of the northern summer convection zones. J. Climate, 16, 406-425.

Mid-Holocene Climate

Su, H. and J. D. Neelin: Dynamical Mechanisms for African Monsoon Changes During the Mid-Holocene. J. Geophys. Res., In Press.

Hales, K., and J. D. Neelin, 2004: Sensitivity of Tropical Land Climate to Leaf Area Index: Role of Surface Conductance versus Albedo. J. Climate, 17, 1459-1473.