Decadal variability of North Pacific Central Mode Water

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 2870-2881

  Ladd, Carol ^a   Thompson, LuAnne ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; HEAT FLUX; WIND; WIND STRESS;

BUOYANCY FORCING;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; DECADAL VARIATION; HEAT FLUX; MODE WATER; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

(NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0036811111     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2002)032<2870:DVONPC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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