The role of the dynamic ocean-atmosphere interactions in the tropical seasonal cycle

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2973-2985

  Chang, Ping ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; AIR/SEA INTERACTION; SEASONAL CYCLE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY; TROPICS;

EID: 0030440310     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<2973:TROTDO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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