A transition-phase teleconnection of the Pacific quasi-decadal oscillation

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 681-693

  Wang, Shih Yu ^a   Gillies, Robert R ^a   Hipps, Lawrence E ^a   Jin, Jiming ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pacific QDO; Teleconnection; Transition phase; Wave train

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; DIABATIC PROCESS; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; HEAT BUDGET; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TELECONNECTION; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER VAPOR;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 79551577487     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-009-0722-5     Document Type: Article

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