Climatic influence of sea surface temperature: Evidence of substantial precipitation correlation and predictability

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 856-877

  Markowski, Gregory R ^a   North, Gerald R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CLIMATE MODELING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FORECASTING METHOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0345581114     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1525-7541(2003)004<0856:CIOSST>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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