Role of the ocean in the decadal climate change in the North Pacific

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 2002, Pages

  Masuda, Shuhei ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; DECADAL VARIATION; EL NINO; HEAT FLUX; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

(NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0038240799     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jc001420     Document Type: Article

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