On the structure and evolution of ENSO-related climate variability in the tropical Pacific: lessons from TOGA

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C7, 1998, Pages 14241-14259

  Wallace, J M ^a   Rasmusson, E M ^b   Mitchell, T P ^a   Kousky, V E ^c   Sarachik, E S ^a   Von Storch, H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; TOGA;

PACIFIC;

EID: 0032577961     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jc02905     Document Type: Article

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