The effect of local sea surface temperatures on atmospheric circulation over the tropical Atlantic sector

Journal of Climate

Volumn 13, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 2195-2216

  Chang, P ^a   Saravanan, R ^a   Ji, L ^a   Hegerl, G C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEANOGRAPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLIMATE FORCING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

(TROPICAL); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034232995     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2000)013<2195:TEOLSS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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