North Pacific thermocline variations on ENSO timescales

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2023-2039

  Miller, Arthur J ^a   White, Warren B ^a   Cayan, Daniel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0008838023     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<2023:NPTVOE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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