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Dynamic meteorology

The relationship between Indian summer monsoon rainfall and Atlantic multidecadal variability over the last 500 years

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Article: 31717 | Received 24 Mar 2016, Accepted 21 Oct 2016, Published online: 01 Dec 2016

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