On the phase propagation and relationship of interannual variability in the tropical Pacific climate system

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 713-723

  Zhang, R H ^a   Rothstein, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032406298     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050250     Document Type: Article

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