ENSO's non-stationary and non-Gaussian character: the role of climate shifts

El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the dominant mode of climate variability in the Pacific, having socio-economic impacts on surrounding regions. ENSO exhibits significant modulation on decadal to inter-decadal time scales which is related to changes in its characteristics (onset, amplitude, fre...

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Main Authors: J. Boucharel, B. Dewitte, B. Garel, Y. du Penhoat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-07-01
Series:Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
Online Access:http://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/16/453/2009/npg-16-453-2009.pdf