Physics of U.S. Surface Temperature Response to ENSO

Journal of Climate

Volumn 24, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 4874-4887

  Zhang, Tao ^a   Hoerling, Martin P ^a   Perlwitz, Judith ^a   Sun, De Zheng ^a   Murray, Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

El Nino; ENSO; Surface temperature; Teleconnections; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TELECONNECTIONS; ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR; CLOUD OPTICAL THICKNESS; DOWNWARD SOLAR RADIATION; EL NINO; ENSO; HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL MOTIONS; HYDROLOGIC RESPONSE; LAND SURFACE; LAND SURFACE PROPERTIES; LONG-WAVE RADIATION; MAIN PROCESS; PHYSICAL PROCESS; PRECIPITABLE WATER; RADIATIVE HEATING; SHORT-WAVE RADIATION; SNOW COVERS; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; SURFACE COOLING; SURFACE RADIATION BUDGET; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SURFACE WARMING; TELECONNECTIONS; TROPOSPHERIC COLUMNS; WINTER SEASONS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; RADIANT HEATING; SNOW; SOIL MOISTURE; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE; WATER VAPOR;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

ALBEDO; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENERGY BALANCE; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LONGWAVE RADIATION; SNOW COVER; SOIL MOISTURE; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACE ENERGY; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TELECONNECTION; WATER VAPOR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053152860     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2011JCLI3944.1     Document Type: Article

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