ENSO simulated by intermediate coupled models and evaluated with observations over 1970-98. Part I: Role of the off-equatorial variability

Journal of Climate

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1605-1634

  Perigaud, C ^a   Melin, F ^a   Cassou, C ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GLOBAL WARMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEANOGRAPHY; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TROPICS; WIND STRESS;

EKMAN SHEAR; EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION (ENSO) PHENOMENON; ROSSBY MODES; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST); ZONAL STRESS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CLIMATE MODELING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION;

EID: 0033922819     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2000)013<1605:ESBICM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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