The surface-layer heat balance in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. Part I: Mean seasonal cycle

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 8 PART 1, 1999, Pages 1812-1831

  Wang, Weimin ^a,b   McPhaden, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT BALANCE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONALITY; SURFACE LAYER;

(EQUATORIAL); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033381959     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<1812:tslhbi>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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