Solar cycle signals in sea level pressure and sea surface temperature

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 3147-3153

  Roy, I ^a   Haigh, J D ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; EL NINO; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; LA NINA; LINEARITY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SOLAR CYCLE; SUNSPOT; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL); PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

ALIAS;

EID: 77950355604     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-3147-2010     Document Type: Article

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