Seasonal predictability of ENSO teleconnections: The role of the remote ocean response

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 511-526

  Spencer, H ^a   Slingo, J M ^a   Davey, M K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLIMATE MODELING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONALITY; TELECONNECTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 2942572636     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-004-0393-1     Document Type: Article

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