Mechanisms controlling variability of the interhemispheric sea surface temperature gradient in the tropical Atlantic

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2010-2019

  Wagner, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; HEAT TRANSFER; INTERHEMISPHERIC GRADIENT; ITCZ; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SST;

ATLANTIC, (TROPICAL);

EID: 0030435835     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<2010:MCVOTI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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