Variability in the teleconnection between the El-Nño-Southern Oscillation and West Antartic climate deduced from West Antarctic ice core isotope records

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 17, 2008, Pages

  Gregory, Scott ^a   Noone, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; CORRELATION METHODS; ISOTOPES;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ICE CORE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TELECONNECTION;

ANTARCTICA; WEST ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 56349152275     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009107     Document Type: Article

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