GCM projections for the Pacific Decadal Oscillation under greenhouse forcing for the early 21st century

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1423-1442

  Lapp, Suzan L ^a   St Jacques, Jeannine Marie ^a   Barrow, Elaine M ^a   Sauchyn, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

AO; CMIP3; ENSO; Global Climate Model projections; NAO; PDO

Indexed keywords

AO; CMIP3; ENSO; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL; NAO; PDO;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

HYDROLOGY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE OSCILLATION; CLIMATOLOGY; DECADAL VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HYDROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84862131649     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.2364     Document Type: Article

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