Time-frequency variability of ENSO and stochastic simulations

Journal of Climate

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2258-2272

  Kestin, Tahl S ^a   Karoly, David J ^a   Yano, Jun Ichi ^a   Rayner, Nicola A ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate modeling; El Nino Southern Oscillation; Periodicity; Stochastic process; Time series analysis

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; PERIODICITY; STOCHASTIC PROCESS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032464465     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1998)011<2258:TFVOEA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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