Impact of warm ENSO events on atmospheric circulation and convection over the tropical Atlantic and West Africa

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 471-475

  Janicot, S ^a  

^a MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

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EID: 0642373014     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-997-0471-x     Document Type: Article

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