Changes in the interannual SST-forced signals on West African rainfall. AGCM intercomparison

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 37, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 1707-1725

  Mohino, Elsa ^a,b   Rodríguez Fonseca, Belén ^c,d   Losada, Teresa ^c   Gervois, Sébastien ^a   Janicot, Serge ^a   Bader, Juergen ^e   Ruti, Paolo ^f   Chauvin, Fabrice ^g  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Spain)

^e BJERKNES CENTRE FOR CLIMATE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^f ENEA   (Italy)

^g CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Atmospheric general circulation models; Interannual climate variability; West African Monsoon

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLIMATE VARIATION; CORRELATION; EL NINO; MONSOON; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 80355132234     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-011-1093-2     Document Type: Article

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