Subtropics-related interannual sea surface temperature variability in the central equatorial pacific

Journal of Climate

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2869-2884

  Yu, Jin Yi ^a   Kao, Hsun Ying ^a   Lee, Tong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION PROCESS; AIR SEA INTERACTIONS; CONTROL MECHANISM; EASTERN PACIFIC; EQUATORIAL PACIFIC; INTENSITY VARIATIONS; INTERANNUAL; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; OCEAN SURFACES; RAPID INTENSIFICATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE VARIABILITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; SST ANOMALIES; SUB-SURFACE OCEAN; SURFACE HEAT FLUXES; TEMPERATURE BALANCE; TRADE WINDS; WIND ANOMALIES;

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONES; HEAT FLUX; OCEANOGRAPHY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE WATERS;

TROPICS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; HEAT FLUX; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PERIODICITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 77954377816     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JCLI3171.1     Document Type: Article

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