A mechanism for decadal changes of ENSO behavior: Roles of background wind changes

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 475-486

  Wang, B ^a   An, S I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; DECADAL VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; EQUATORIAL DYNAMICS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0036193293     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-001-0189-5     Document Type: Article

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