Model Intercomparison Projects

• PCMDI (IPCC, CFMIP)
• PMIP
• PMIP2
• C4MIP

Data Centers

Journals

• AMS journals on line
• Climate Dynamics
• RMS
• JGR
• GRL
• Science
• Nature

some reference papers:

http://lightning.sbs.ohio-state.edu/indices/ref_Kalnay1996.pdf (reference for NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data)

http://lightning.sbs.ohio-state.edu/paper_mean_Walker_damping.pdf (a sample paper using NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data)

http://lightning.sbs.ohio-state.edu/indices/ref_Madden1971.pdf (reference for cross-spectrum)

http://lightning.sbs.ohio-state.edu/indices/ref_Madden1972.pdf (reference for cross-spectrum)

http://lightning.sbs.ohio-state.edu/indices/ref_Salby1994.pdf (reference for cross-spectrum)

http://lightning.sbs.ohio-state.edu/indices/ref_Zhang1996.pdf (reference for cross-spectrum)

http://lightning.sbs.ohio-state.edu/indices/ref_Chang2006.pdf (for all modes)

http://lightning.sbs.ohio-state.edu/indices/ref_Wallace1998.pdf (for ENSO local structure)

http://lightning.sbs.ohio-state.edu/indices/ref_Trenberth1998.pdf (for ENSO global teleconnection)