Surface flux variability over the North Pacific and North Atlantic oceans

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2963-2978

  Alexander, Michael A ^a   Scott, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIR/SEA INTERACTION; GCM; HEAT FLUX; HUMIDITY; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; VARIATION; WIND SPEED;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH); PACIFIC, (NORTH);

EID: 0031427264     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<2963:SFVOTN>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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