The Quasi-Quintennial Timescale—Synthesis

The El Nino–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is one of the most important contributors to interannual variability on Earth (Diaz and Markgraf 2000). It is an aperiodic phenomenon that tends to reoccur within the range of 2 to 7 years, and it is manifest by the alternation of extreme warm (El Niño) and co...

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Main Authors: Smith, Raymond C., Yuan, Xiaojun
Format: Book Part
Language:unknown
Published: Oxford University Press 2003
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195150599.003.0020