Specification and prediction of global surface temperature and precipitation from global SST using CCA

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2660-2697

  Barnston, Anthony G ^a   Smith, Thomas M ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANONICAL CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CLIMATE PREDICTION; EL NINO/SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030391795     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<2660:SAPOGS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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