A predictability study of simulated North Atlantic multidecadal variability

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 13, Issue 7-8, 1997, Pages 459-487

  Griffies, S M ^a   Bryan, K ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CLIMATE VARIABILITY;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH);

EID: 0031399434     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050177     Document Type: Article

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