Influence of Atlantic SST anomalies on the atmospheric circulation in the Atlantic-European sector

Annals of Geophysics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-86

  Frankignoul, Claude ^a   Friederichs, Petra ^a   Kestenare, Elodie ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Air sea interaction; Atlantic SST anomalies; Climate variability

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 0142144061     PISSN: 15935213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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