The impact of ENSO periodicity on North Pacific SST variability

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1015-1039

  Jin, Daeho ^a,b   Kirtman, Ben P ^b,c  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Air sea interaction; ENSO periodicity (frequency); Extratropical ENSO responses; TOGA; Tropical extratropical interaction

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; EL NINO; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; MIXED LAYER; PERIODICITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TELECONNECTION; TOGA-COARE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 77950149883     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-009-0619-3     Document Type: Article

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