Sensitivity of an intermediate ocean-atmosphere coupled model of the tropical Pacific to its oceanic vertical structure

Journal of Climate

Volumn 13, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 2363-2388

  Dewitte, B ^a  

^a LEGOS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GLOBAL WARMING; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEAN STRUCTURES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

INTERMEDIATE OCEAN ATMOSPHERE COUPLED MODEL; KELVIN WAVES; ROSSBY WAVES; TROPICAL PACIFIC; WATER MASS EXCHANGES;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VERTICAL PROFILE;

(TROPICAL); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034233003     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2000)013<2363:SOAIOA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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