Interannual linkage between Arctic/North Atlantic Oscillation and tropical Indian Ocean precipitation during boreal winter

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 42, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 1007-1027

  Gong, Dao Yi ^a   Gao, Yongqi ^b,c   Guo, Dong ^b,c   Mao, Rui ^a   Yang, Jing ^a   Hu, Miao ^a   Gao, Miaoni ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c NANSEN ENVIRONMENTAL AND REMOTE SENSING CENTER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arctic Oscillation North Atlantic Oscillation; Indian Ocean; Precipitation; Teleconnection; Winter

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895039881     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-013-1681-4     Document Type: Article

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