ENSO phase-locking to the boreal winter in CMIP3 and CMIP5 models

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 305-318

  Ham, Yoo Geun ^a   Kug, Jong Seong ^b  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CMIP models; ENSO; Phase Locking

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE FORCING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; WINTER;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84906074819     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-014-2064-1     Document Type: Article

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