The seasonal cycle and its modulation in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2209-2218

  Gu, Daifang ^a   Philander, S G H ^a   Mcphaden, Michael J ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0008062023     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<2209:TSCAIM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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