Remote sea surface temperature variations during ENSO: Evidence for a tropical atmospheric bridge

Journal of Climate

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 917-932

  Klein, Stephen A ^a   Soden, Brian J ^a   Lau, Ngar Cheung ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; EVAPORATION; GLOBAL WARMING; HEAT FLUX; OSCILLATIONS; REMOTE SENSING; SOLAR RADIATION; TROPICS; WEATHER SATELLITES;

ATMOSPHERIC BRIDGE; EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION (ENSO); SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TELECONNECTION;

EID: 0033117701     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1999)012<0917:RSSTVD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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