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Intraseasonal Variability in the Atmosphere-Ocean Climate System

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Since the late 1980s, many studies have been devoted to developing our theoretical understanding of the tropical ISO in order to improve model simulations and predictions. Significant progress has been achieved, although some aspects of theories remain disputable and incomplete.

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