Rain-formed barrier layer of the western equatorial Pacific warm pool: A case study

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C3, 1998, Pages 5361-5378

  You, Yuzhu ^a,b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARRIER LAYER; HALOCLINE; THERMOCLINE; TOGA-COARE; WARM POOL;

PACIFIC, (EQUATORIAL WEST);

EID: 0031801057     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jc03421     Document Type: Article

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