Modulation of the global atmospheric circulation by combined activity in the Madden-Julian oscillation and the El Niño-southern oscillation during boreal winter

Journal of Climate

Volumn 23, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 4045-4059

  Roundy, Paul E ^a   MacRitchie, Kyle ^a   Asuma, Jonas ^a   Melino, Timothy ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; BOREAL WINTERS; GLOBAL PATTERNS; GLOBAL RESPONSE; LEAD TIME; LINEAR COMBINATIONS; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; NON-LINEAR VARIATION; NORTH ATLANTIC; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; NORTH PACIFIC; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; WEATHER PATTERNS;

CLIMATOLOGY; NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; LINEARITY; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; NONLINEARITY; WINTER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC RIM;

EID: 77958082356     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JCLI3446.1     Document Type: Article

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