How ocean vertical mixing and accumulation of warm surface water influence the 'sharpness' of the equatorial thermocline

Journal of Climate

Volumn 13, Issue 20, 2000, Pages 3638-3656

  Wilson, S G ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SURFACE WATERS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION PHENOMENON; EQUATORIAL THERMOCLINE; INTEGER POWER; OCEAN VERTICAL MIXING;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

HEAT FLOW; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SURFACE WATER; THERMOCLINE; VERTICAL MIXING; WARM WATER;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034299217     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2000)013<3638:HOVMAA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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