Interdecadal thermocline variability in the North Pacific for 1958-97: A GCM simulation

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2798-2813

  Xie, S P ^a   Kunitani, T ^a   Kubokawa, A ^a   NoNaka, M ^a   Hosoda, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; DECADAL VARIATION; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; THERMOCLINE;

(NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034490688     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2000)030<2798:ITVITN>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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