Interdecadal variability in a numerical model of the northeast Pacific Ocean: 1970-89

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2635-2652

  Meyers, S D ^a   Johnson, M A ^b   Liu, M ^a   O'Brien, J J ^a   Spiesberger, J L ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001135637     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<2635:IVIANM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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