The influence of systematic errors in the Southeast Pacific on ENSO variability and prediction in a coupled GCM

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 32, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 1015-1034

  Manganello, Julia V ^a   Huang, Bohua ^b  

^a CENTER FOR OCEAN LAND ATMOSPHERE STUDIES   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ENSO; Prediction; Tropical biases

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CLIMATE PREDICTION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HEAT FLUX; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND STRESS; ZONAL WIND;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTHEAST);

EID: 67349233042     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-008-0407-5     Document Type: Article

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