Atlantic air-sea interaction and model validation

Annals of Geophysics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-56

  Rodwell, Mark J ^a   Folland, Chris K ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anticyclonicity; Interaction; NAO; North Atlantic; Predictability; Validation

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CLIMATE OSCILLATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MODEL VALIDATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0742322361     PISSN: 15935213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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