The effect of the Galápagos Islands on the equatorial Pacific cold tongue

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1266-1281

  Karnauskas, Kristopher B ^a   Murtugudde, Raghu ^a   Busalacchi, Antonio J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY;

COLD TONGUE; EQUATORIAL UNDERCURRENT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CARBON CYCLE; CLIMATE FORCING; EQUATORIAL DYNAMICS; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; UNDERCURRENT;

ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL); PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34250786140     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO3048.1     Document Type: Article

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