Understanding the persistence of sea surface temperature anomalies in midlatitudes

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-72

  Deser, Clara ^a   Alexander, Michael A ^b   Timlin, Michael S ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; CORRELATION METHODS; RANDOM PROCESSES; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CLIMATE MODELING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0037827895     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<0057:UTPOSS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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