the seasonal heat budget of the North Pacific: Net heat flux and heat storage rates (1950-1990)

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 401-421

  Moisan, John R ^a,b   Niiler, Pearn P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 11744354842     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1998)028<0401:TSHBOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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