The role of atmosphere and ocean physical processes in ENSO in a perturbed physics coupled climate model

Ocean Science

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 441-459

  Philip, S Y ^a   Collins, M ^b   Van Oldenborgh, G J ^a   Van Den Hurk, B J J M ^a,c  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CLIMATE MODELING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; NOISE; PARAMETERIZATION; PERTURBATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; THERMOCLINE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WIND STRESS; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 79851493260     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-6-441-2010     Document Type: Article

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