Intensity of climate variability derived from the satellite and MERRA reanalysis temperatures: AO, ENSO, and QBO

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 95-96, Issue , 2013, Pages 15-27

  Yoo, Jung Moon ^a   Won, Young In ^b   Jeong, Myeong Jae ^c   Kim, Kyu Myong ^d   Shin, Dong Bin ^e   Lee, Yu Ri ^a,e   Cho, Young Jun ^e  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c Gangneung Wonju National University   (South Korea)

^d MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

AMSU; AO; Climate indices; ENSO; MERRA; QBO

Indexed keywords

AMSU; AO; CLIMATE INDEX; ENSO; MERRA; QBO;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATOLOGY; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84873618533     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2013.01.002     Document Type: Article

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