The reemergence of SST anomalies in the North Pacific Ocean

Journal of Climate

Volumn 12, Issue 8 PART 1, 1999, Pages 2419-2433

  Alexander, Michael A ^a   Deser, Clara ^b   Timlin, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; MIXED LAYER; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; THERMOCLINE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033172608     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1999)012<2419:trosai>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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