Coupled ocean-atmosphere inter-decadal modes in the tropics

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 765-775

  Goswami, B N ^a   Thomas, Manu Anna ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b NONE

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EID: 0039030583     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj1965.78.6_765     Document Type: Article

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