Wind-driven thermocline variability in the Pacific: A model-data comparison

Journal of Climate

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 829-845

  Lysne, Joann ^a   Deser, Clara ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; WIND STRESS;

INTERANNUAL TEMPERATURE;

TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

ANNUAL VARIATION; EKMAN PUMPING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; THERMOCLINE; WIND STRESS; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

(NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0037091247     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2002)015<0829:WDTVIT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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