The association of the evolution of intraseasonal oscillations to ENSO phase

Journal of Climate

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 381-395

  Roundy, Paul E ^a,b   Kravitz, Joseph R ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b DEAS ES351 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTIONS; ATMOSPHERIC VARIATIONS; AVERAGING TECHNIQUES; FEED BACKS; INTER ANNUALS; INTER-ANNUAL VARIATIONS; INTRASEASONAL MODES; INTRASEASONAL OSCILLATIONS; INTRASEASONAL VARIATIONS; KELVIN WAVES; OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE SYSTEMS; OCEANIC KELVIN WAVES; PACIFIC OCEANS; SOUTHERN OSCILLATIONS; SYSTEMATIC CHANGES; WEATHER PATTERNS; ZONAL WINDS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COASTAL ZONES; MOTION ESTIMATION; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; OCEAN ENGINEERING; OCEANOGRAPHY; TROPICAL ENGINEERING;

GRAVITY WAVES;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; KELVIN WAVE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TELECONNECTION; ZONAL WIND;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EAST);

EID: 64049095496     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JCLI2389.1     Document Type: Article

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