Response of the Indo-Pacific warm pool to interannual variations in net atmospheric freshwater

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2004, Pages

  Huang, Boyin ^a   Mehta, Vikram M ^a  

^a CRCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Indo Pacific warm pool; Interannual variability; Net atmospheric freshwater

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ANNUAL VARIATION; MOISTURE FLUX; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SALINITY; VERTICAL MIXING; WARM POOL;

INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 4444225072     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JC002114     Document Type: Article

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