Trends, interdecadal and interannual oscillations in global sea-surface temperatures

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 14, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 545-569

  Moron, V ^a,d   Vautard, R ^b   Ghil, M ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERANNUAL OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0031698334     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050241     Document Type: Article

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