The effect of rainfall on the surface layer during a westerly wind burst in the western equatorial pacific

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 612-632

  Wijesekera, H W ^a   Paulson, C A ^a   Huyer, A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGRAPHY; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE; SURFACE LAYER; WARM POOL; WESTERLY;

(EQUATORIAL WEST); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032728783     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<0612:TEOROT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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