An evaluation of the apparent interdecadal shift in the tropical divergent circulation in the NCEP-NCAR reanalysis

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 349-361

  Kinter III, J L ^a   Fennessy, M J ^a   Krishnamurthy, V ^a   Marx, L ^a  

^a Ctr Ocean Land Atmosphere Studs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

DATA ASSIMILATION;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; DECADAL VARIATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

EID: 1342329608     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<0349:AEOTAI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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