Long-lead predictions of eastern United States hot days from Pacific sea surface temperatures

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 389-394

  McKinnon, K A ^a   Rhines, A ^b   Tingley, M P ^c   Huybers, P ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE PREDICTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84971268508     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo2687     Document Type: Article

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