Mechanisms for ENSO phase change in a coupled GCM

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1141-1158

  Guilyardi, Eric ^a   Delecluse, Pascale ^a   Gualdi, Silvio ^b   Navarra, Antonio ^b  

^a LODYC   (France)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; OCEAN CURRENTS; WATER WAVES; WAVEGUIDES;

CONVERGENCE ZONE;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WALKER CIRCULATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0038338174     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)16<1141:MFEPCI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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