Interannual-to-decadal variability of the North Atlantic from an ocean data assimilation system

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 531-546

  Masina, S ^a   Di Pietro, P ^a   Navarra, A ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA ASSIMILATION; DECADAL VARIATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WARMING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 7744222979     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-004-0453-6     Document Type: Article

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