Dynamics of sea-surface temperature anomalies in the Southern Ocean diagnosed from a 2D mixed-layer model

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 153-184

  Vivier, Frédéric ^a   Iudicone, Daniele ^b   Busdraghi, Fabiano ^b,c   Park, Young Hyang ^d  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^d MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

ENSO; Heat budget; Mixed layer; SAM; Southern Ocean; SST anomalies

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; HEAT BUDGET; HEAT FLUX; MIXED LAYER; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 77949268270     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-009-0724-3     Document Type: Article

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