Dynamical Dependencies at Monthly and Interannual Time Scales in the Climate System: Study of the North Pacific and Atlantic Regions

Stéphane Vannitsem; X. San Liang

doi:10.16993/tellusa.44

Dynamical Dependencies at Monthly and Interannual Time Scales in the Climate System: Study of the North Pacific and Atlantic Regions

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Volume 74 (2022): Issue 1

By: Stéphane Vannitsem and X. San Liang

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Language: English

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Submitted on: Sep 28, 2021

Accepted on: Feb 24, 2022

Published on: Mar 29, 2022

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Keywords:

Dynamical dependencies,

Information flow,

Climate indices

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