Progress during TOGA in understanding and modeling global teleconnections associated with tropical sea surface temperatures

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C7, 1998, Pages 14291-14324

  Trenberth, Kevin E ^a   Branstator, Grant W ^a   Karoly, David ^b   Kumar, Arun ^c   Lau, Ngar Cheung ^d   Ropelewski, Chester ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Natl Centers Enviornmental P   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TELECONNECTION; TOGA;

EID: 0032577959     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jc01444     Document Type: Article

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