ENSO simulated by intermediate coupled models and evaluated with observations over 1970-98. Part II: Role of the Off-equatorial Ocean and meridional winds

Journal of Climate

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1635-1663

  Cassou, C ^a   Perigaud, Claire ^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; STATISTICAL METHODS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TROPICS; WIND STRESS;

EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION (ENSO) PHENOMENON; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONES (ITCZ); SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST);

CLIMATOLOGY;

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

EID: 0033923724     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2000)013<1635:ESBICM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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