Tropical teleconnection and local response to SST anomalies during the 1997-1998 El Niño

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D17, 2001, Pages 20025-20043

  Su, Hui ^a   Neelin, J David ^a,b   Chou, Chia ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EL NINO; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TELECONNECTION; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

EID: 0034772539     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD000124     Document Type: Review

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