Systematic comparison of enso teleconnection patterns between models and observations

Journal of Climate

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 425-446

  Yang, Xiaosong ^a   Delsole, Timothy ^a  

^a CENTER FOR OCEAN LAND ATMOSPHERE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; ENSO; Model comparison; Pattern detection; Regression analysis; Statistical techniques

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BOREAL WINTERS; COUPLED MODELS; DEMETER; ENSO; HINDCASTS; MODEL COMPARISON; MODEL SIMULATION; MULTI-MODEL ENSEMBLE; PATTERN DETECTION; REGRESSION COEFFICIENT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SIGNIFICANCE TEST; SOUTH AMERICA; STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES; SUMMER SEASON; SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURES; TELECONNECTION PATTERNS; TELECONNECTIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; HINDCASTING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TELECONNECTION;

AUSTRALIA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 84863011660     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00175.1     Document Type: Article

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