Transient response of an atmospheric GCM to North Atlantic SST anomalies

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 3993-3998

  Li, Laurent Z X ^a   Conil, S ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SURFACES;

SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST);

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; BAROCLINIC MODE; EDDY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

EID: 0346687447     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<3993:TROAAG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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