Interannual geostrophic current anomalies in the near-equatorial western Pacific

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-14

  Johnston, T M Shaun ^a   Merrifield, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; WARM POOL; ZONAL FLOW;

(WEST); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033995581     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2000)030<0003:IGCAIT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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