Four decadal ocean-atmosphere modes in the North Pacific revealed by various analysis methods

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 861-876

  Luo, Jing Jia ^a   Yamagata, Toshio ^b  

^a Japan Marine Sci & Technol Ctr   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air sea interaction; Decadal; North Pacific; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; DECADAL VARIATION; GYRE; HEAT FLUX; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0036991396     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022831431602     Document Type: Article

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