Atlantic climate variability and predictability: A CLIVAR perspective

Journal of Climate

Volumn 19, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 5100-5121

  Hurrell, J W ^a   Visbeck, M ^b   Busalacchi, A ^c   Clarke, R A ^d   Delworth, T L ^e   Dickson, R R ^f   Johns, W E ^g   Koltermann, K P ^h   Kushnir, Y ⁱ   Marshall, D ^j   Mauritzen, C ^k   McCartney, M S ^l   Piola, A ^m   Reason, C ⁿ   Reverdin, G ^o   Schott, F ^b   Sutton, R ^j   Wainer, I ^p   Wright, D ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^e NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^f CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^h FEDERAL MARITIME AND HYDROGRAPHIC AGENCY   (Germany)

ⁱ Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^k NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^l WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^m Servicio de Hidrografia Naval   (Argentina)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^o SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^p UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLIMATE FLUCTUATIONS; CLIMATE PREDICTABILITY; CLIMATE SYSTEM; CLIMATE VARIABILITY;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CLIMATE VARIATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION;

EID: 33750808453     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI3902.1     Document Type: Review

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