Current theories on El Niño-Southern Oscillation: A review

Geofisica Internacional

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 291-305

  Sheinbaum, Julio ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

El Ni o; Models; Ocean atmosphere feedback

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FEEDBACK MECHANISM;

EID: 0141920378     PISSN: 00167169     EISSN: 2954436X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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