A new ENSO index derived from satellite measurements of column ozone

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 3711-3721

  Ziemke, J R ^a,b   Chandra, S ^a,b   Oman, L D ^b   Bhartia, P K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CLIMATE MODELING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; NIMBUS-7; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOLAR RADIATION; TOMS; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 77951598058     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-3711-2010     Document Type: Article

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