Low-latitude control of interhemispheric sea-surface temperature contrast in the tropical Atlantic over the past 21 kyears: The possible role of SE trade winds

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 337-347

  Kim, J H ^a   Schneider, R R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION; TRADE WIND;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0142137718     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-003-0341-5     Document Type: Article

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