The ENSO effect on the tropical variability: A regionally coupled model study

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 35-1

  Huang, Bohua ^a   Schopf, Paul S ^a   Pan, Ziqin ^a  

^a Ctr for Ocean Land Atmosphere Stds   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CATCHMENTS; CLIMATOLOGY; OCEAN ENGINEERING;

TROPICAL VARIABILITY;

GEOPHYSICS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0036870735     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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