Tropical tropospheric temperature and precipitation response to sea surface temperature forcing

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 147, Issue , 2004, Pages 379-392

  Su, Hui ^a   David Neelin, J ^a   Meyerson, Joyce E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 34248528470     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/147GM21     Document Type: Chapter

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