The tropical Atlantic meridional SST gradient index and its relationships with the SOI, NAO and Southern Ocean

Mélice, J.-L.; Servain, J.

doi:10.1007/s00382-002-0289-x

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The tropical Atlantic meridional SST gradient index and its relationships with the SOI, NAO and Southern Ocean

Mélice, J.-L., Servain, J.·2003·Climate Dynamics

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Authors: Mélice, J.-L., & Servain, J.
Affiliations: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
Fundação Cearense de Meteorologia e Recursos Hídricos (BR)
Corresponding author: Mélice, J.-L.
Venue: Climate Dynamics
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2002-12-12
Volume: 20
Issue: 5
Pages: 447-464
ISSN: 0930-7575 (ISSN-L)
1432-0894
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-002-0289-x
OpenAlex: W1563064409
Cited by: 95
References: 65
Citations by year: 2025: 8 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 3
FWCI: 7.66
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Climate Dynamics (publishedVersion)
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Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Climate variability and models
Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Oceanography › Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
Keywords: sea surface temperature anomalies, Southern Oscillation Index, North Atlantic Oscillation, decadal variability, sea level pressure, Ross Sea, tropical Pacific, South Atlantic islands, St. Helena, Tristan da Cunha, cross-wavelet analysis, continuous wavelet transform, tropical rainfall variability

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