Predictability of winter climate over the North Atlantic European region during ENSO events

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1953-1974

  Mathieu, P P ^a   Sutton, R T ^a   Dong, B ^a   Collins, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NATURAL CONVECTION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLIMATE SIGNALS; ROSSBY WAVE RESPONSE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; FORECASTING METHOD; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 2442644927     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<1953:POWCOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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