Mechanisms controlling seasonal-to-interannual mixed layer temperature variability in the southeastern tropical Indian Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Halkides, D J ^a   Lee, Tong ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; COOLING; HEAT FLUX; OCEAN ENGINEERING; OCEANOGRAPHY;

BARRIER LAYERS; DEPTH LAYERS; HEAT BUDGET; HORIZONTAL ADVECTION; INDIAN OCEAN; INTERANNUAL; MIXED LAYER; MIXED LAYER TEMPERATURE; OCEAN DYNAMICS; SPATIAL IN-HOMOGENEITY; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; SUMATRA; SURFACE HEAT FLUXES; TROPICAL INDIAN OCEAN;

BUDGET CONTROL;

ADVECTION; HEAT FLUX; MIXED LAYER; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; THERMOCLINE; UPWELLING;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (SOUTHEAST);

EID: 66149192429     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JC004949     Document Type: Article

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