Sea level and sea surface temperature variability at the Chatham Islands, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 525-536

  Stanton, Basil R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chatham Islands; Sea level; Sea surface temperature; Subtropical Convergence

Indexed keywords

SEA LEVEL; SST; TEMPORAL VARIATIONS; WIND FORCING; WIND STRESS;

CHATHAM ISLANDS; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0031411120     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.1997.9516786     Document Type: Article

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