Observed subseasonal variability of oceanic barrier and compensated layers

Journal of Climate

Volumn 22, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 6104-6119

  Liu, Hailong ^a   Grodsky, Semyon A ^a   Carton, James A ^a  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALEUTIAN LOW; BARRIER LAYERS; COLD SEASON; EASTERN EDGE; EQUATORIAL PACIFIC; INDIAN OCEAN; INTERANNUAL; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; INTERANNUAL VARIATION; KUROSHIO EXTENSION; LAYER WIDTH; MIDLATITUDES; NORTH PACIFIC; OBSERVATION PERIOD; OCEAN WATER; PRESSURE SYSTEM; SALTY WATER; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION INDEX; SUBSEASONAL VARIABILITY; SURFACE HEAT LOSS; TROPICAL INDIAN OCEAN; VERTICAL PROFILE; WARM POOLS;

AMPLIFICATION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; OCEAN CURRENTS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; STRENGTHENING (METAL);

TROPICS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; VERTICAL PROFILE;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (TROPICAL); KUROSHIO EXTENSION; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL); PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 77649288106     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JCLI2974.1     Document Type: Article

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