Model study of the North Atlantic region atmospheric response to autumn tropical Atlantic sea-surface-temperature anomalies

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 129, Issue 593 PART B, 2003, Pages 2591-2611

  Drévillon, Marie ^a   Cassou, Christophe ^b   Terray, Laurent ^a  

^a CERFACS   (France)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Mixed layer; NAO; Ocean atmosphere interaction; Storm track; Wave wave interactions

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OSCILLATIONS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ATMOSPHERIC RESPONSE;

METEOROLOGY;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; MIXED LAYER; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STORM TRACK; WAVE-WAVE INTERACTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0141576883     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.02.17     Document Type: Article

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