Decadal variability in the North Pacific: The eastern North Pacific mode* From: Journal of Climate | Date: October 1, 2003| Author: Wu, Lixin; Liu, Zhengyu | Copyright American Meteorological Society Oct 1, 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

ABSTRACT

Decadal variability in the North Pacific is studied in a series of coupled global ocean-atmosphere simulations using coupled modeling surgery-a set of modeling approaches that can be used to identify the origins and causes of a specific variability mode in the coupled climate system. Both modeling and observational studies suggest two distinctive internal modes in the North Pacific: the North Pacific mode (NPM) and the eastern North Pacific mode (ENPM). The ENPM originates fro...