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Rectification of the Madden-Julian Oscillation into the ENSO cycle

W. S. Kessler1 and R. Kleeman2

1Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, Washington, 98115
2Bureau of Meteorology Research Center, Melbourne, Australia
Current affiliation: Courant Institute for Mathematical Sciences, New York University, New York, New York

Journal of Climate, 13(20), 3560–3575 (2000).
Copyright ©2000 by the American Meteorological Society. Further electronic distribution is not allowed.

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