Seasonal ensemble prediction with a coupled ocean-atmosphere model

Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Journal

Volumn 59, Issue SPECIAL ISSUE, 2010, Pages 53-66

  Frederiksen, Jorgen S ^a   Frederiksen, Carsten S ^a   Osbrough, Stacey L ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; LA NINA; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TELECONNECTION;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 80054970272     PISSN: 1836716X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22499/2.5901.007     Document Type: Article

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