An examination of the AGCM simulated surface wind stress and low-level winds over the tropical Pacific Ocean

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 985-998

  Huang, Bohua ^a,b   Shukla, J ^a  

^a Ctr Ocean Land Atmosphere Studs   (United States)

^b Inst Global Environ and Soc Inc   (United States)

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EID: 0003321774     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1997)125<0985:AEOTAS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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