Seesaw of Indo-Pacific summer monsoons triggered by the tropical Atlantic Ocean
The Indian summer monsoon (ISM) and western North Pacific summer monsoon (WNPSM) are two major subcomponents of the Asian summer monsoon. The monsoon rainfall is the life-blood of more than half the world's population. A better understanding of the ISM and WNPSM variability is of vital importance both in a socio-economic and scientific sense.