Simulation of North Atlantic low-frequency SST variability

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2083-2092

  Luksch, Ute ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE SYSTEM; LOW FREQUENCY VARIATION; LOW-FREQUENCY VARIABILITY; OCEANIC GCM; OGCM; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SST;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH);

EID: 0030426468     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<2083:SONALF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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