Interannual and decadal variability of the subsurface thermal structure in the Pacific Ocean: 1961-90

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 703-717

  Zhang, R H ^a   Rothstein, L M ^a   Busalacchi, A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; DECADAL VARIATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033385141     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050311     Document Type: Article

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