Investigation of ENSO variability using cyclostationary EOFs of observational data

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 149-168

  Kim, Kwang Y ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SURFACE WIND; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 0036996665     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-002-0549-7     Document Type: Article

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