Interannual sea level variability in the North Pacific Ocean and its mechanisms

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 247-255

  Zhang, Yong Chui ^a   Zhang, Li Feng ^a   Wang, Ye Gui ^b  

^a PLA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b 2 61741 Troops of PLA ^*  (China)

Author keywords

First baroclinic rossby waves; Heat flux; North pacific; SSHA; Wind stress

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BAROCLINIC WAVE; EKMAN PUMPING; GYRE; HEAT FLUX; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; ROSSBY WAVE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SVERDRUP TRANSPORT; WARM POOL; WIND STRESS;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; KUROSHIO EXTENSION; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 77953932095     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issa.0001-5733.2010.02.003     Document Type: Article

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