Seasonal modulation of the El Niño-southern oscillation relationship with sea level pressure anomalies over the North Atlantic in October-March 1873-1996

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-155

  Moron, V ^a,b   Gouirand, I ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b CEREGE   (France)

Author keywords

El Ni o southern oscillation; Europe; Monthly time scale; North Atlantic; Sea level pressure anomalies; Tropical Pacific sea surface temperature anomalies

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; MODULATION; OSCILLATIONS;

SEASONAL MODULATION;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WINTER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0037324909     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.868     Document Type: Article

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