Modulation of intraseasonal (25-70 day) processes by the superimposed ENSO cycle across the Pacific Basin

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 15-27

  Schrage, Jon M ^a   Vincent, Dayton G ^a   Fink, Andreas ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

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EID: 0033448589     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007030050022     Document Type: Article

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