The partitioning of the poleward energy transport between the tropical ocean and atmosphere

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 943-948

  Held, Isaac M ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER; OCEAN CURRENTS; TROPICS; WIND EFFECTS;

HADLEY CELLS;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; ENERGY FLUX; HADLEY CELL; MASS TRANSPORT; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

EID: 0035870808     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2001)058<0943:TPOTPE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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