Indian Ocean warming of 1997-1998

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C7, 2000, Pages 16923-16939

  Yu, Lisan ^a   Rienecker, Michele M ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HEAT FLUX; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0001661597     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc900068     Document Type: Review

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