Dynamics of the biennial oscillation in the equatorial Indian and far western Pacific oceans

Journal of Climate

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 987-1001

  Clarke, Allan J ^a   Liu, Xiang ^a,b   Van Gorder, Stephen ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR/SEA INTERACTION; BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; EVAPORATION; WIND CYCLE;

INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC;

EID: 3543048822     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1998)011<0987:DOTBOI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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