Optimal atmospheric forcing perturbations for the cold-ocean warm-land pattern

T. Iversen; J. Kristiansen; T. Jung; J. Barkmeijer

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0870.2007.00310.x

Optimal atmospheric forcing perturbations for the cold-ocean warm-land pattern

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Volume 60 (2008): Issue 3

By: T. Iversen, J. Kristiansen, T. Jung and J. Barkmeijer

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