Vertical structure of an OGCM simulation of the equatorial Pacific Ocean in 1985-94

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1542-1570

  Dewitte, Boris ^a   Reverdin, Gilles ^a   Maes, Christophe ^a,b  

^a LEGOS   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; EQUATORIAL DYNAMICS; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL;

(EQUATORIAL); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033454035     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<1542:VSOAOS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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