Using an ocean model to examine ENSO dynamics

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 903-923

  Shu, Lianghua ^a   Clarke, Allan J ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; FEEDBACK; HEAT CONVECTION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; WATER WAVES;

ZONAL CURRENTS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; KELVIN WAVE; ROSSBY WAVE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WARM POOL; ZONAL FLOW;

EID: 0036505409     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2002)032<0903:UAOMTE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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