Observations of surface forcing from the subduction experiment: A comparison with global model products and climatological datasets

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2725-2742

  Moyer, K A ^a,b   Weller, R A ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR/SEA INTERACTION; HEAT FLUX; MODEL COMPARISON; SUBDUCTION EXPERIMENT; SURFACE FORCING;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH);

EID: 0031420879     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<2725:OOSFFT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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