Intraseasonal variability of the upper-ocean thermal structure observed at 0° and 165°E

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3077-3092

  Zhang, Chidong ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT BALANCE; INTRASEASONAL VARIATION; THERMAL STRUCTURE; THERMOCLINE; THERMODYNAMICS; UPPER OCEAN;

PACIFIC;

EID: 0031462805     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<3077:IVOTUO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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