Long-range correlations in the extratropical atmospheric circulation: Origins and implications

Journal of Climate

Volumn 12, Issue 5 II, 1999, Pages 1534-1541

  Tsonis, A A ^a   Roebber, P J ^a   Elsner, J B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; CORRELATION METHODS; MARKOV PROCESSES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TROPICS;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; EXTRATROPICAL ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; LONG RANGE CORRELATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE MODELING; EXTRATROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032875822     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1999)012<1534:lrcite>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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