Distinguishing the effects of internal and forced atmospheric variability in climate networks

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 617-631

  Deza, J I ^a   Masoller, C ^a   Barreiro, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CLIMATE VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; NETWORK ANALYSIS; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TELECONNECTION; TIMESCALE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; LABRADOR SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 84901638377     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: 16077946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-21-617-2014     Document Type: Article

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