Connection of the stratospheric QBO with global atmospheric general circulation and tropical SST. Part II: Interdecadal variations

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 25-43

  Hu, Zeng Zhen ^a,b   Huang, Bohua ^b,c   Kinter III, James L ^b,c   Wu, Zhaohua ^d   Kumar, Arun ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR OCEAN LAND ATMOSPHERE STUDIES   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ENSO; ERA40 and NCEP NCAR reanalyses; Interdecadal variation; Stratospheric QBO; Tropical deep convection; Tropical Pacific SST; Walker circulation

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLIMATE OSCILLATION; CORRELATION; DECADAL VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TROPOSPHERE; WALKER CIRCULATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 85027916683     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-011-1073-6     Document Type: Article

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