Variability in the Indian Ocean circulation and salinity and its impact on SST anomalies during dipole events

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 853-880

  Thompson, Bijoy ^a   Gnanaseelan, C ^a   Salvekar, P S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; ANNUAL VARIATION; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

BAY OF BENGAL; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 33847033631     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224006779698350     Document Type: Article

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