Structure and evolution of interannual variability of the tropical Pacific upper ocean temperature

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 101, Issue C9, 1996, Pages 20501-20524

  Zhang, Rong Hua ^a,b   Levitus, Sydney ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE; UPPER OCEAN;

PACIFIC, (TROPICAL);

EID: 0030485427     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC01805     Document Type: Article

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