An active role of extratropical sea surface temperature anomalies in determining anomalous turbulent heat flux

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2003, Pages

  Tanimoto, Youichi ^a   Nakamura, Hisashi ^a   Kagimoto, Takashi ^a   Yamane, Shozo ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air sea interaction; Decadal variability; Ocean to atmosphere effect; Sea surface temperature; Subpolar frontal zone

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; DECADAL VARIATION; HEAT FLUX; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 1642440102     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jc001750     Document Type: Article

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