An objective analysis of the observed spatial structure of the tropical Indian Ocean SST variability

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 36, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 2129-2145

  Dommenget, Dietmar ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCEAN BASIN; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STOCHASTICITY; TELECONNECTION; WARMING;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (SOUTH); INDIAN OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 79957840866     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-010-0787-1     Document Type: Article

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