Surface energy fluxes and coupled variability in the tropics of a coupled general circulation model

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1599-1620

  Miller, R L ^a   Jiang, X ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUPLED ATMOSPHERE/OCEAN MODEL; EL NINO/SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; EVAPORATION; GCM; SURFACE ENERGY FLUX; TROPICS; WIND;

INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC;

EID: 0030429576     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<1599:SEFACV>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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