Short-term climate extremes over the continental United States and ENSO. Part I: Seasonal temperatures

Journal of Climate

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3255-3272

  Wolter, Klaus ^a   Dole, Randall M ^a   Smith, Catherine A ^a  

^a EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CLIMATE FORCING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033226707     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1999)012<3255:STCEOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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