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Seasonal climate influences on the timing of the Australian monsoon onset
Joel Lisonbee
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School of Sciences, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba,
4350, Australia
Joachim Ribbe
School of Sciences, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba,
4350, Australia
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Short summary
Why do some monsoon seasons start early, while others start late? For the Australian monsoon, some previous research suggested the El Niño–Southern Oscillation in the months before the onset influenced the monsoon timing. This research tests if this is still correct and if other large-scale climate patterns also influenced onset timing. We found that a strong La Niña pattern usually coincided with an early onset but weak La Niña and El Niño patterns did not show a consistent pattern.
Why do some monsoon seasons start early, while others start late? For the Australian monsoon,...
