Covariation of the mid-tropospheric flow and the sea surface temperature of the North Atlantic: A statistical analysis

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 65, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 197-214

  Bresch, David N ^a   Davies, H C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TROPOSPHERE;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034122895     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007040070044     Document Type: Article

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