A diabatic mechanism for decadal variability in the tropics

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 3-19

  Boccaletti, Giulio ^a   Pacanowski, Ronald C ^b   George, S ^c   Philander, H ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Ocean circulation; Ocean waves; Thermocline variability

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER; OCEANOGRAPHY; WATER WAVES;

DECADAL VARIABILITY; HIGH LATITUDES; OCEAN HEAT;

TROPICS;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; DECADAL VARIATION; DIABATIC PROCESS; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; THERMOCLINE;

EID: 17544383095     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2004.10.009     Document Type: Article

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