The relationship between convection and sea surface temperature on intraseasonal timescales

Journal of Climate

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2086-2104

  Woolnough, S J ^a   Slingo, J M ^a   Hoskins, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; EVAPORATION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; STATISTICAL METHODS; WIND STRESS;

ATMOSPHERE OCEAN PHENOMENON; EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; INTRASEASONAL TIMESCALE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CONVECTION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0034209868     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2000)013<2086:TRBCAS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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