Possible impacts of Indian Ocean Dipole mode events on global climate

Climate Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-169

  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

Dipole mode index; Multiple regression analysis; Teleconnection pattern

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GLOBAL CLIMATE; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TELECONNECTION;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0345874478     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr025151     Document Type: Article

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