A multivariate intercomparison between three oceanic GCMs using observed current and thermocline depth anomalies in the tropical Pacific during 1985-1992

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 249-275

  Février, Sabine ^a   Frankignoul, Claude ^a   Sirven, Jérôme ^a   Davey, Mike K ^b   Delecluse, Pascale ^a   Ineson, Sarah ^b   MacÍas, Jorge ^c   Sennéchael, Nathalie ^d   Stephenson, David B ^e  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^d LOP   (France)

^e CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Current anomalies; Multivariate testing procedure; Oceanic GCMs; Thermocline depth anomalies; Tropical Pacific

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; THERMOCLINE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0343569969     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(99)00089-5     Document Type: Article

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