Anomalous sea surface temperatures and local air-sea energy exchange on intraannual timescales in the northeastern subtropical pacific

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 102-117

  Ronca, R E ^a   Battisti, D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; AIR/SEA INTERACTION; ENERGY EXCHANGE; INTRAANNUAL TIMESCALE; INTRAANNUAL VARIATIONS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SST ANOMALIES;

PACIFIC, (NORTHEAST);

EID: 0030949042     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<0102:ASSTAL>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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