A recent change in the mean state of the Pacific basin climate: Observational evidence and atmospheric and oceanic responses

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 101, Issue C9, 1996, Pages 20483-20499

  Kleeman, Richard ^a   Colman, Robert A ^a   Smith, Neville R ^a   Power, Scott B ^a  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; AIR/SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; CLIMATE CHANGE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SST ANOMALIES;

PACIFIC;

EID: 0030485428     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC01795     Document Type: Article

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