Stochasticity and spatial resonance in interdecadal climate fluctuations

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2299-2320

  Saravanan, R ^a   Mcwilliams, James C ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0001453545     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<2299:SASRII>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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