ENSO amplitude modulation related to Pacific decadal variability

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Imada, Y ^a   Kimoto, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; CLIMATE SHIFTS; IN-PHASE; LONG-TERM SIMULATIONS; LOW-FREQUENCY MODULATIONS; MEAN TEMPERATURES; PACIFIC DECADAL VARIABILITIES; SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURES; AOGCM; ATMOSPHERE OCEAN GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; DECADAL VARIABILITY; LONG TERM SIMULATION; LOW FREQUENCY MODULATION; MEAN TEMPERATURE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST);

FREQUENCY MODULATION; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; OCEAN ENGINEERING; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEAWATER; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; THERMAL EFFECTS; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUDGET CONTROL; CLIMATOLOGY; MODULATION; SURFACE WATERS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; OCEANOGRAPHY;

CLIMATE VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 65249091493     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL036421     Document Type: Article

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