Intraseasonal (30-60 day) variability in the global tropics: Principal modes and their evolution

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 373-386

  Kayano, M T ^a   Kousky, V E ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

EID: 0032881322     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusa.v51i3.13459     Document Type: Article

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