Mixed layer modeling of intraseasonal variability in the tropical western Pacific and Indian Oceans

Journal of Climate

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2668-2685

  Shinoda, Toshiaki ^a   Hendon, Harry H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere ocean coupling; Indian Ocean (Tropical); Mixed layer; Model; Pacific Ocean (Tropical West); Sea surface temperature; Surface flux; Temporal variation; Warm pool

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TROPICS;

SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; MIXED LAYER; MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE FLUX; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WARM POOL;

(TROPICAL WEST); (TROPICAL); INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032194639     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1998)011<2668:MLMOIV>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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