A model study of oceanic mechanisms affecting equatorial pacific sea surface temperature during the 1997-98 El Niño

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1649-1675

  Vialard, J ^a   Menkes, C ^a   Boulanger, J P ^a   Delecluse, P ^a   Guilyardi, E ^a   McPhaden, M J ^a   Madec, G ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; EDDY CURRENTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; WIND STRESS;

OCEANIC MECHANISMS;

OCEAN ENGINEERING;

EL NINO; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

(EQUATORIAL); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035388688     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2001)031<1649:AMSOOM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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