Global atmospheric response to specific linear combinations of the main SST modes. Part I: Numerical experiments and preliminary results

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1066-1077

  Trzaska, S ^a   Moron, V ^a   Fontaine, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

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EID: 2842525890     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005850050368     Document Type: Article

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