Evolution of subduction planetary waves with application to north pacific decadal thermocline variability

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1733-1746

  Stephens, M ^a   Liu, Z ^a   Yang, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; VENTILATION; WAVE PROPAGATION;

PLANETARY WAVES;

TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

DECADAL VARIATION; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PLANETARY WAVE; SUBDUCTION; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

(SUBTROPICAL NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035388268     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2001)031<1733:EOSPWW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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