Robustness of the modes of Indo-Pacific sea level variability

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 45, Issue 5-6, 2015, Pages 1281-1298

  Frankcombe, Leela M ^a   McGregor, Shayne ^a   England, Matthew H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decadal variability; El Nino Southern Oscillation; Indian Ocean Dipole; Multidecadal variability; Pacific Decadal Oscillation; Sea level variability

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETRY; DECADAL VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; INDIAN OCEAN DIPOLE; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; TIME SERIES;

INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84940722752     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-014-2377-0     Document Type: Article

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