Decadal-scale climate and ecosystem interactions in the North Pacific Ocean

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 163-188

  Miller, Arthur J ^a   Chai, Fei ^b   Chiba, Sanae ^c   Moisan, John R ^d   Neilson, Douglas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

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

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate forcing; Decadal variability; Ecosystems; Feedbacks; Pacific Ocean

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FORCING; DECADAL VARIATION; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; THERMOCLINE; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; FEEDBACK MECHANISM;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 1942423698     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOCE.0000038325.36306.95     Document Type: Article

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