An El Niño Signal in Atmospheric Angular Momentum and Earth Rotation
- 27 July 1984
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 225 (4660), 411-414
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.225.4660.411
Abstract
Anomalously high values of atmospheric angular momentum and length of day were observed in late January 1983. This signal in the time series of these two coupled quantities appears to have been a consequence of the equatorial Pacific Ocean warming event of 1982-1983.Keywords
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