The Africa-South America intercontinental teleconnection

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 2851-2865

  Cook, K H ^a   Hsieh, J S ^a   Hagos, S M ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEATING; MOISTURE; RAIN;

INTERCONTINENTAL TELECONNECTION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLIMATE FORCING; HEAT BALANCE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); ROSSBY WAVE; TELECONNECTION; WALKER CIRCULATION;

AFRICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 3042755148     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<2851:TAAIT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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