The relationship between oceanic heat transport and surface fluxes in the Western North Pacific: 1970-2000

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 573-588

  Kelly, Kathryn A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; HEAT FLUX; KALMAN FILTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BOUNDARY CURRENTS; OCEANIC HEAT TRANSPORT;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CLIMATE VARIATION; HEAT TRANSFER; SURFACE FLUX;

EID: 1642395254     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<0573:TRBOHT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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