Mechanisms of zonal index variability in an aquaplanet GCM

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 3541-3555

  Feldstein, Steven ^a   Lee, Sukyoung ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTION; GCM; SUBTROPICAL JET; ZONAL INDEX;

EID: 0030404938     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<3541:mozivi>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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