Gulf Stream forcing of the winter North Atlantic oscillation

Atmospheric Science Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 57-64

  Wu, Peili ^a   Rodwell, Mark J ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gulf Stream; North Atlantic oscillation; Timeseries

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CLIMATE FORCING; HEAT FLUX; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF STREAM;

EID: 4143132221     PISSN: 1530261X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmoscilet.2003.12.002     Document Type: Article

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