Coupled GCM simulation of atmosphere-ocean variability associated with zonally asymmetric SST changes in the tropical Indian Ocean

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 245-265

  Lau, Ngar Cheung ^a   Nath, Mary Jo ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX;

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST);

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; ZONAL WIND;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 1342289229     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<0245:CGSOAV>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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