An alterative effect by the tropical North Atlantic SST in intraseasonally varying El Niño teleconnection over the North Atlantic

Mi-Kyung Sung; Yoo-Geun Ham; Jong-Seong Kug; Soon-Il An

doi:10.3402/tellusa.v65i0.19863

An alterative effect by the tropical North Atlantic SST in intraseasonally varying El Niño teleconnection over the North Atlantic

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By: Mi-Kyung Sung, Yoo-Geun Ham, Jong-Seong Kug and Soon-Il An

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Keywords:

ENSO teleconnection,

NAO,

tropical North Atlantic SST

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