An ocean dynamical thermostat

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2190-2196

  Clement, Amy C ^a   Seager, Richard ^a   Cane, Mark A ^a   Zebiak, Stephen E ^a  

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

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; COUPLED ATMOSPHERE/OCEAN MODEL; OCEAN DYNAMICS; OCEAN FORCING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SST; THERMOSTAT MECHANISM; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY; UPWELLING; ZEBIAK-CANE MODEL; ZEBIAKE CANE MODEL;

EID: 0030427818     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<2190:AODT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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