A new index for variations in the position of the South Pacific convergence zone 1910/11-2011/2012

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 43, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 881-892

  Salinger, M J ^a,c   McGree, Simon ^c,d,f   Beucher, Florent ^b   Power, Scott B ^c,e,f   Delage, François ^c,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

^c Pacific Australia Climate Change Science and Adaptation Planning Program (PACCSAP)   (Australia)

^d National Climate Centre   (Australia)

^e Centre for Australia Weather and Climate Research   (Australia)

^f BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate variability; El Ni o; Interdecadal Pacific oscillation; La Ni a; New index; South Pacific convergence zone

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; AUTUMN; CLIMATE VARIATION; CONVERGENCE; DECADAL VARIATION; EL NINO; LA NINA; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; RAINBAND; RAINFALL; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SUMMER; TREND ANALYSIS; WIND FIELD;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

EID: 84905111322     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-013-2035-y     Document Type: Article

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