Winter circulation anomalies in the western United States associated with antecedent and decadal ENSO variability

Earth Interactions

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1-12

  Brown, David P ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

ENSO; PDO; Western United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551611309     PISSN: 10873562     EISSN: 10873562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010EI334.1     Document Type: Article

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