Fine pattern of natural modes in sea surface temperature variability: 1985-2003

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 314-336

  Chen, Ge ^a   Li, Haitao ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GEOPHYSICS;

FINE PATTERN; HARMONIC EXTRACTION; PERIODIC OSCILLATION; PHASE DISTRIBUTION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPATIAL PATTERN;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ANNUAL CYCLE; ANNUAL VARIATION; DECADAL VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TELECONNECTION; TIMESCALE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (TROPICAL); PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 40949113721     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JPO3592.1     Document Type: Article

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