A Unified Oscillator Model for the El Nino-Southern oscillation

Journal of Climate

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 98-115

  Wang, C ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FEEDBACK; OSCILLATIONS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); REFLECTION;

OSCILLATOR MODELS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; THERMOCLINE; THERMODYNAMICS; ZONAL WIND;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035066193     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2001)014<0098:AUOMFT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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