ENSO teleconnections with climate variability in the european and african sectors

Weather

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 287-295

  Moron, Vincent ^a   Ward, M Neil ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 0000439726     PISSN: 00431656     EISSN: 14778696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1477-8696.1998.tb06403.x     Document Type: Article

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