The interannual variability of the Madden-Julian Oscillation in an ensemble of GCM simulations

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 643-658

  Gualdi, S ^a   Navarra, A ^a   Tinarelli, G ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b ENEL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 0033406367     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050307     Document Type: Article

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