Modeling equatorial annual cycle with a linear coupled model

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2376-2385

  Liu, Zhengyu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERE/OCEAN COUPLING; EQUATORIAL CLIMATE; EQUATORIAL DYNAMICS; LINDZEN NIGAM MODEL; MIXED LAYER MODEL; MODEL;

PACIFIC, (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 0030404340     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<2376:MEACWA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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