Sea surface salinity variability and its relation to El Niño in a CGCM

Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-189

  Yim, Bo Young ^a   Yeh, Sang Wook ^b   Noh, Yign ^a   Moon, Byung Kwon ^c   Park, Young Gyu ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^c Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Barrier layer thickness; CGCM; El Ni o; Sea surface salinity; Stratification

Indexed keywords

EID: 44849102711     PISSN: 19767633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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