Interannual variability of surface currents in the tropical Pacific during 1987-1993

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 101, Issue C2, 1996, Pages 3629-3647

  Frankignoul, Claude ^a,c   Bonjean, Fabrice ^a,c   Reverdin, Gilles ^b,c  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENSO; EQUATORIAL CIRCULATION; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; SURFACE CURRENTS;

PACIFIC, (TROPICAL);

EID: 0029773183     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95JC03439     Document Type: Article

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