The ENSO signature in sea-surface temperature in the Gulf of California

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 589-605

  Herrera Cervantes, Hugo ^a,b   Lluch Cota, Daniel B ^a   Lluch Cota, Salvador E ^a   Gutiérrez de Velasco S , Guillermo ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TELECONNECTION; TIME SERIES; UPWELLING; WARMING;

GULF OF CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 40849092797     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224007783649529     Document Type: Article

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