North Atlantic variability driven by stochastic forcing in a simple model

Rebecca Legatt; Igor V. Polyakov; Uma S. Bhatt; Xiangdong Zhang; Roman V. Bekryaev

doi:10.3402/tellusa.v64i0.18695

North Atlantic variability driven by stochastic forcing in a simple model

Tellus

Volume 64 (2012): Issue 1

By: Rebecca Legatt, Igor V. Polyakov, Uma S. Bhatt, Xiangdong Zhang and Roman V. Bekryaev

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North Atlantic,

stochastic modelling,

variability

© 2012 Rebecca Legatt, Igor V. Polyakov, Uma S. Bhatt, Xiangdong Zhang, Roman V. Bekryaev, published by Stockholm University Press
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