Comparison of retrospective analyses of the global ocean heat content

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 29, Issue 2-4, 1999, Pages 119-145

  Chepurin, Gennady A ^a   Carton, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

El Nino; Ocean; Retrospective analyses

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL OCEAN; TEMPERATURE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UPPER OCEAN;

EID: 0033504532     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0265(99)00004-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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