Propagating decadal sea surface temperature signal identified in modern proxy records of the tropical Pacific

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 163-179

  Holland, Christina L ^a   Scott, Robert B ^a   An, Soon Il ^b   Taylor, Frederick W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECADAL VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; PALEOCLIMATE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEAWATER; TELECONNECTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 33845386745     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-006-0174-0     Document Type: Article

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