Wind-driven interdecadal variability in the eastern tropical and South Pacific

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Montecinos, Aldo ^a   Leth, Ole K ^a   Pizarro, Oscar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; WIND STRESS;

DECADAL VARIATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; THERMOCLINE; WIND FORCING; WIND STRESS; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION; ZONAL WIND;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL); PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH); PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 34250781082     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JC003571     Document Type: Article

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