ENSO dynamics and seasonal cycle in the tropical Pacific as simulated by the ECHAM4/OPYC3 coupled general circulation model

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 431-450

  Bacher, A ^a   Oberhuber, J M ^b   Roeckner, E ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^b Deutsches Klimarechenzentrum   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CIRCULATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GCM;

PACIFIC, (TROPICAL);

EID: 0031710929     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050232     Document Type: Article

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