Freshwater flux (FWF)-induced oceanic feedback in a hybrid coupled model of the tropical pacific

Journal of Climate

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 853-879

  Zhang, Rong Hua ^a   Busalacchi, Antonio J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELS; BUOYANCY FLUXES; CLIMATE SYSTEMS; COUPLED MODELS; ENSO CYCLES; EQUATORIAL PACIFIC; FEEDBACK MODELS; FRESH-WATER FLUXES; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; HISTORICAL DATUM; INTER ANNUALS; INTER-ANNUAL VARIABILITIES; MIXED LAYER DEPTHS; MIXED LAYERS; MODELING STUDIES; OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE SYSTEMS; POSITIVE FEEDBACKS; SEA SURFACE SALINITIES; SST ANOMALIES; SUBSURFACE WATERS; THREE COMPONENTS; TROPICAL PACIFIC OCEANS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; FEEDBACK; HEAT FLUX; MODULATION; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; OCEAN ENGINEERING; OCEANOGRAPHY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SEAWATER; SINGULAR VALUE DECOMPOSITION; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; TROPICS; WIND STRESS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLIMATE MODELING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; EVAPORATION; HEAT FLUX; MIXED LAYER; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WIND STRESS;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 64049097379     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JCLI2543.1     Document Type: Article

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