Properties of El Niño-southern oscillation in different equilibrium climates with HadCM3

Journal of Climate

Volumn 19, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 4854-4876

  Toniazzo, Thomas ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEAT CONVECTION; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; WIND STRESS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; EL NĨO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; SURFACE FLUX DAMPING;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

EID: 33746469887     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI3853.1     Document Type: Article

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