Reconstructing ENSO: The influence of method, proxy data, climate forcing and teleconnections

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-78

  Wilson, Rob ^a,b   Cook, Edward ^b   D'arrigo, Rosanne ^b   Riedwyl, Nadja ^c   Evans, Michael N ^d   Tudhope, Alexander ^e   Rob, Allan ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d Bldg 142   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^f MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corals; ENSO; Reconstruction; Teleconnection; Tree rings

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE FORCING; CORAL RECORD; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; LA NINA; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TELECONNECTION; TREE RING; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (CENTRAL);

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 71149118787     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1297     Document Type: Article

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