Persistent North Pacific circulation anomalies and the tropical intraseasonal oscillation

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 223-244

  Higgins, R Wayne ^a   Mo, Kingtse C ^a  

^a CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOMALIES; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC FLOW; OSCILLATION; OSCILLATIONS; TROPICAL HEATING;

PACIFIC, (NORTH);

EID: 0030809256     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<0223:PNPCAA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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