Model-based estimates of equatorial Pacific wind stress

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1077-1091

  Kirtman, Ben P ^a   Schneider, Edwin K ^a  

^a Inst Global Environ and Soc Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GCM; COLA; GCM; MODEL-BASED ESTIMATES; OCEAN MODEL; SST ANOMALIES; WIND STRESS;

PACIFIC, (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 0030513509     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<1077:MBEOEP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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