A statistical-dynamical scheme for reconstructing ocean forcing in the Atlantic. Part I: Weather regimes as predictors for ocean surface variables

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-39

  Cassou, Christophe ^a   Minvielle, Marie ^a   Terray, Laurent ^a   Périgaud, Claire ^b  

^a CERFACS   (France)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic Ocean; Climate variability; Oceanic forcing variables; Weather regimes

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE VARIATION; CORRELATION; GEOPOTENTIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEA SURFACE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 78650973424     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-010-0781-7     Document Type: Article

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