Broadening the atmospheric bridge paradigm: ENSO teleconnections to the tropical west pacific-Indian oceans over the seasonal cycle and to the north pacific in summer

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 147, Issue , 2004, Pages 85-103

  Alexander, Michael A ^a   Lau, Ngar Cheung ^b   Scott, James D ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84974822629     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/147GM05     Document Type: Chapter

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