Predictions of ENSO with a Coupled Atmosphere-Ocean General Circulation Model

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 587-602

  Zhou, Guangqing ^a   Zeng, Qingcun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

CGCM; ENSO prediction; Initialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347918039     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00376-001-0047-8     Document Type: Article

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