The Association between ENSO and Winter Atmospheric Circulation and Temperature in the North Atlantic Region

Journal of Climate

Volumn 14, Issue 16, 2001, Pages 3408-3420

  Pozo Vázquez, David ^a,d   Esteban Parra, M J ^b   Rodrigo, F S ^c   Castro Diez Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

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EID: 0000297369     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2001)014<3408:TABEAW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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