Decadal-to-interdecadal response and adjustment of the North Pacific to prescribed surface forcing in an oceanic general circulation model

Acta Oceanologica Sinica

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 11-24

  Fang, Jiabei ^a   Rong, Xinyao ^a   Yang, Xiuqun ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Decadal to interdecadal variability; North Pacific Ocean; Subpolar gyre; Subtropical gyre

Indexed keywords

DECADAL VARIATION; GYRE; HEAT FLUX; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; WIND FORCING;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 33748662013     PISSN: 0253505X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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