The influence of the inter-decadal Pacific oscillation on US precipitation during 1923-2010

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 633-646

  Dai, Aiguo ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

IPO; Pacific SST; Precipitation; United States

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLIMATE OSCILLATION; DECADAL VARIATION; DRY SEASON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WET SEASON;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (CENTRAL); PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTHWEST); PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST); UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881029514     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1446-5     Document Type: Article

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