Interannual variability and lagged correlation during strong El Niño events in the Pacific Ocean

Climate Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-58

  Chang, You Soon ^a   Jeon, Dongchull ^b   Lee, Homan ^a   An, Hui Soo ^c   Seo, Jang Won ^a   Youn, Yong Hoon ^a  

^a Meteorological Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cross correlation; EOF; Interannual variability; Regional correlation; Strong El Ni o; Teleconnection; Wavelet transform

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; EL NINO; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TELECONNECTION; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 4544315359     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr027051     Document Type: Article

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