The ocean’s response to North Atlantic oscillation variability

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 134, Issue , 2003, Pages 113-145

  Visbeck, Martin ^a   Chassignet, Eric P ^b   Curry, Ruth G ^c   Delworth, Thomas L ^d   Dickson, Robert R ^e   Krahmann, Gerd ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84988278167     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/134GM06     Document Type: Chapter

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