Atmospheric predictability of seasonal, annual, and decadal climate means and the role of the ENSO cycle: A model study

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1236-1254

  Chen, Wilbur Y ^a,b   Van Den Dool, Huug M ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EL NINO/SOUTHERN OSCILLATION;

EID: 0031399186     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<1236:APOSAA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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