Linear solutions for the frequency and amplitude modulation of ENSO by the annual cycle

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 238-243

  An, Soon Il ^a   Jin, Fei Fei ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; AMPLITUDE; ANNUAL CYCLE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; LINEARITY;

EID: 79751500461     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2010.00482.x     Document Type: Article

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