Barrier layer formation during westerly wind bursts

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 2002, Pages

  Cronin, Meghan F ^a   McPhaden, Michael J ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier layer; Frontogenesis; Salinity; TOGA COARE; Western Pacific warm pool

Indexed keywords

MIXED LAYER; SALINITY; TOGA-COARE; WARM POOL; WATER MASS;

(WEST); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 18744430287     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc001171     Document Type: Article

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