Phase-locked and asymmetric correlations of the wintertime atmospheric patterns with the ENSO

Atmosphere - Ocean

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 213-239

  Mo, Ruping ^a   Derome, Jacques ^a   Fyfe, John ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

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EID: 0032339025     PISSN: 07055900     EISSN: 14809214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07055900.1998.9649612     Document Type: Article

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