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Observation of Phase-Locked States in the Atlantic Multi-Decadal Oscillation (AMO)
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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Atmospheric and Climate Sciences·Volume 08 (2018)·Pages 344–354·Published 9 May 2018·DOI10.4236/acs.2018.83023
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Abstract
We report that the Atlantic Multi-Decadal Oscillation (AMO) shows the same phase-locked states of period 2 and 3 years that have been reported in many other climate indices. In addition, we find that the report by Muller, Curry et al. of an oscillation in the AMO of 9.1 years is a misinterpretation of a maximum in the Fourier spectrum.
KeywordsClimate ShiftEl NiñoAMOPhase-Locked States
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