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- Title
The Seasonal Footprinting Mechanism in the Pacific: Implications for ENSO.
- Authors
Vimont, Daniel J.; Wallace, John M.; Battisti, David S.
- Abstract
Midlatitude atmospheric variability is identified as a particularly effective component of the stochastic forcing of ENSO. This forcing is realized via a seasonal footprinting mechanism (SFM), in which the tropical atmosphere is forced during the spring and summer by SST anomalies generated by midlatitude atmospheric variability during the previous winter. The strong relationship between the SFM and ENSO may serve to enhance ENSO predictability and supports the view that ENSO is linearly stable in nature.
- Subjects
PACIFIC Area; METEOROLOGY
- Publication
Journal of Climate, 2003, Vol 16, Issue 16, p2668
- ISSN
0894-8755
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<2668:TSFMIT>2.0.CO;2