Decadal variability in the North Pacific as simulated by a hybrid coupled model

Journal of Climate

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 297-312

  Xu, W ^a,c   Barnett, T P ^a   Latif, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODEL;

ATMOSPHERE/OCEAN COUPLING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WIND STRESS;

PACIFIC, (NORTH);

EID: 0031950038     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1998)011<0297:DVITNP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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