Kuroshio extension variability and forcing of the Pacific decadal oscillations: Responses and potential feedback

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2465-2482

  Qiu, Bo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; JETS; MODULATION; WATER WAVES; WHITE NOISE; WIND STRESS;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; DECADAL VARIATION; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; TOPEX-POSEIDON;

KUROSHIO EXTENSION; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 1642456538     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2459.1     Document Type: Article

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