Interdecadal sea surface temperature-sea level pressure coupled variability in the South Pacific Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 110, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1-11

  Montecinos, Aldo ^a   Pizarro, Oscar ^a  

^a Centro de Investigación   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE OSCILLATION; DECADAL VARIATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH); WORLD;

EID: 26444454906     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JC002743     Document Type: Article

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