The role of stochastic forcing in modulating ENSO predictability

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 3125-3140

  Flügel, Moritz ^a   Chang, Ping ^a   Penland, Cécile ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND STRESS;

NOISE FORCING; STOCHASTIC FORCING;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CLIMATE MODELING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FORECASTING METHOD; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 4444226763     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<3125:TROSFI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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