Probability-based methods for quantifying nonlinearity in the ENSO

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 20, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 241-256

  Hannachi, A ^a   Stephenson, D B ^a   Sperber, K R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; NONLINEARITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; THERMOCLINE;

EID: 0037273212     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-002-0263-7     Document Type: Article

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