Observations of large-scale ocean-atmosphere interaction in the Southern Hemisphere

Journal of Climate

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1244-1259

  Ciasto, Laura M ^a   Thompson, David W J ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; HEAT FLUX; OCEANOGRAPHY;

HEMISPHERE; OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE INTERACTION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST); SEASONAL CYCLE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; EKMAN LAYER; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; HEAT FLUX; MIXED LAYER; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TIMESCALE;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 44349191562     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JCLI1809.1     Document Type: Article

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