The impact of ocean initial conditions on ENSO forecasting with a coupled model

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 754-772

  Rosati, A ^a   Miyakoda, K ^a   Gudgel, R ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001378761     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1997)125<0754:TIOOIC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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