Atmosphere-ocean thermal coupling in the North Atlantic: A positive feedback

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 126, Issue 570, 2000, Pages 3343-3369

  Watanabe, M ^a   Kimoto, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mid latitude air sea interaction; North Atlantic Oscillation; Tripole sea surface temperature anomaly

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034529577     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.57016     Document Type: Article

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