Incorporating a semi-stochastic model of ocean-modulated westerly wind bursts into an ENSO prediction model

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 65-73

  Gebbie, Geoffrey ^a   Tziperman, Eli ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STOCHASTICITY; WESTERLY;

EID: 67649411745     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-008-0069-6     Document Type: Article

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