Weak Atlantic-Pacific teleconnections as synchronized chaos

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 2149-2168

  Duane, Gregory S ^a   Tribbia, Joseph J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DATA REDUCTION; EDDY CURRENTS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; JETS;

ATLANTIC-PACIFIC TELECONNECTIONS; QUASIGEOSTROPHIC CHANNEL MODEL; SYNCHRONIZED CHAOS;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC BLOCKING; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BAROCLINIC MOTION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; TELECONNECTION;

EID: 4844222121     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<2149:WATASC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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