Nonlinear interdecadal changes of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 21, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 719-730

  Wu, A ^a   Hsieh, W W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; DECADAL VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; NONLINEARITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WIND STRESS;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 0347900492     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-003-0361-1     Document Type: Article

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