Origin of Pacific multidecadal variability in Community Climate System Model, Version 3 (CCSM3): A combined statistical and dynamical assessment

Journal of Climate

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 114-133

  Zhong, Yafang ^a   Liu, Zhengyu ^a   Jacob, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ATMOSPHERIC VARIABILITY; COMMUNITY CLIMATE SYSTEM MODEL; DYNAMICAL ASSESSMENT; OCEANIC VARIABILITY; PACIFIC MULTIDECADAL VARIABILITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CLIMATE VARIATION; DECADAL VARIATION; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TELECONNECTION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

PAPAYA MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 40849111843     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JCLI1730.1     Document Type: Article

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