The influence of air-sea interaction on the Madden-Julian Oscillation: The role of the seasonal mean state

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 28, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 703-722

  Watterson, Ian G ^a   Syktus, J ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; COUPLING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MONSOON; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WESTERLY;

INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 34247639938     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-006-0206-9     Document Type: Article

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