North Pacific subtropical - Tropical gyre exchanges in the thermocline: Simulations with two isopycnic OGCMs

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 2590-2611

  Coles, V J ^a   Rienecker, M M ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TROPICS; WIND;

GYRE EXCHANGES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

GYRE; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SUBTROPICAL REGION; THERMOCLINE;

(SUBTROPICAL NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035439558     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2001)031<2590:NPSTGE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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