Tidal mixing in the Indonesian seas and its effect on the tropical climate system

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 891-904

  Koch Larrouy, Ariane ^a   Lengaigne, Matthieu ^a   Terray, Pascal ^a   Madec, Gurvan ^a,b   Masson, Sebastien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MIXING; OCEAN TIDE; THERMOCLINE; TRADE WIND; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY; WATER MASS;

INDONESIAN SEAS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 77951877962     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-009-0642-4     Document Type: Article

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