Modes of North Atlantic decadal variability in the ECHAM1/LSG coupled ocean-atmosphere general circulation model

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 183-200

  Zorita, Eduardo ^a   Frankignoul, Claude ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERE/OCEAN COUPLING; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; CLIMATE VARIATION; ECHAM; GCM; QUASI OSCILLATORY MODE; QUASI-OSCILLATORY MODES; SST ANOMALIES;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH);

EID: 0030818849     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<0183:MONADV>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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