Understanding differences between the equatorial Pacific as simulated by two coupled GCMs

Journal of Climate

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 449-469

  Schneider, Edwin K ^a  

^a CENTER FOR OCEAN LAND ATMOSPHERE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX; NUMERICAL METHODS;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; HEAT FLUX; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WIND STRESS;

(EQUATORIAL); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0036501538     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2002)015<0449:UDBTEP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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