Mechanisms of short-term sea surface temperature regulation: Observations during TOGA COARE

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 465-472

  Lau, K M ^a   Sui, C H ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERE/OCEAN COUPLING; MADDEN JULIAN OSCILLATION; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SHORT TERM FLUCTUATIONS; SST; TOGA COARE; WARM POOL;

PACIFIC, (WEST);

EID: 0030789371     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<0465:MOSTSS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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