Seasonal variations of the links between the interannual variability of South America and the South Pacific

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 38, Issue 9-10, 2012, Pages 2115-2129

  Zamboni, Laura ^a,b,c   Kucharski, Fred ^c   Mechoso, C Roberto ^b  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ENSO teleconnections; Interannual variability; PSA modes; South America

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION; TELECONNECTION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH); SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 84860321171     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-011-1116-z     Document Type: Article

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