A composite study of the MJO influence on the surface air temperature and precipitation over the Continental United States

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 38, Issue 7-8, 2012, Pages 1459-1471

  Zhou, Shuntai ^a,b   L'Heureux, Michelle ^a   Weaver, Scott ^a   Kumar, Arun ^a  

^a CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

^b Wyle Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLIMATE VARIATION; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (EQUATORIAL); MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858997282     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-011-1001-9     Document Type: Article

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