Structure of SST and surface wind variability during Indian Ocean Dipole mode events: COADS observations

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 2735-2751

  Saji, N H ^a   Yamagata, T ^a,b  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; OCEANOGRAPHY; WIND;

SURFACE WINDS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; DECADAL VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TELECONNECTION; WAVELET ANALYSIS; ZONAL WIND;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0042039710     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<2735:SOSASW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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