Three-dimensional analysis of temperature and salinity in the equatorial Pacific using a variational method with vertical coupled temperature-salinity empirical orthogonal function modes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 9, 2003, Pages

  Fujii, Y ^a   Kamachi, M ^a  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

3DVAR; Barrier layer; Coupled T S EOF; ENSO; Equatorial Pacific; Freshwater pool

Indexed keywords

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SALINITY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER TEMPERATURE;

(EQUATORIAL); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0348155632     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jc001745     Document Type: Article

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