The global distribution of sources of atmospheric decadal variability and mechanisms over the tropical Pacific and southern North America

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 751-772

  Rowell, D P ^a   Zwiers, F W ^b  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; DECADAL VARIATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033380243     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050314     Document Type: Article

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