ENSO-like interdecadal variability in the Pacific Ocean as simulated in a coupled general circulation model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C6, 2000, Pages 13945-13963

  Yukimoto, Seiji ^a   Endoh, Masahiro ^a,b   Kitamura, Yoshiteru ^a   Kitoh, Akio ^a   Motoi, Tatsuo ^a,c   Noda, Akira ^a  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CLIMATE MODELING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033670970     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc900034     Document Type: Article

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