The 1970's shift in ENSO dynamics: A linear inverse model perspective

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1612-1617

  Aiken, Christopher M ^a   Santoso, Agus ^a   McGregor, Shayne ^a   England, Matthew H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

climate shift; ENSO; linear inverse models

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE VARIATIONS; CLIMATE SHIFTS; ENSO; EQUATORIAL PACIFIC; FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES; LINEAR INVERSE MODELS; NATURAL VARIABILITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST);

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DYNAMICS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; LINEAR SYSTEMS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; LINEAR PROGRAMING; SIMULATION; STOCHASTICITY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 84877993123     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/grl.50264     Document Type: Review

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