Air-sea interaction mechanisms and low-frequency climate variability in the south indian ocean region

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 391-405

  Reason, C J C ^a   Godfred Spenning, C R ^a   Allan, R J ^b   Lindesay, J A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atmosphere ocean interaction; Climate variability; General circulation model; Indian Ocean currents; Sea surface temperature; South Indian Ocean

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; GCM; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

INDIAN OCEAN, (SOUTH);

EID: 0031815567     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(19980330)18:4<391::AID-JOC253>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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