ENSO simulation and prediction with a hybrid coupled model

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 125, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2620-2641

  Kirtman, Ben P ^a   Zebiak, Stephen E ^b  

^a Inst Global Environ and Soc Inc   (United States)

^b International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

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EID: 0001098342     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1997)125<2620:ESAPWA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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