On the predictability of the interannual behaviour of the Madden-Julian Oscillation and its relationship with El Nino

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 125, Issue 554, 1999, Pages 583-609

  Slingo, J M ^a   Rowell, D P ^b   Sperber, K R ^b   Nortley, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

El Nino; Intraseasonal variability; Predictability

Indexed keywords

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; PREDICTION; SEASONALITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 0032966819     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.55410     Document Type: Article

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