Intercomparison of interannual variability and potential predictability: an AMIP diagnostic subproject

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 14, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 517-528

  Zwiers, F W ^a   Kharin, V V ^a,b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GCM; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY;

EID: 0031698216     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050238     Document Type: Article

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