Interdecadal variability of the eastward current in the South China sea associated with the summer Asian monsoon

Journal of Climate

Volumn 23, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 6115-6123

  Wang, Guihua ^a   Wang, Chunzai ^b   Huang, Rui Xin ^c  

^a Yunnan Institute of Geological Environment Monitoring   (China)

^b ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Data assimilation; ENSO; Interdecadal variability; Monsoons; Streamfunction

Indexed keywords

DATA ASSIMILATION; ENSO; INTERDECADAL VARIABILITY; MONSOONS; STREAMFUNCTIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; DATA PROCESSING;

WIND STRESS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BAROCLINIC MOTION; DATA ASSIMILATION; DATA SET; DECADAL VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GYRE; JET; MONSOON; OCEANIC CURRENT;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 78650133595     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JCLI3607.1     Document Type: Article

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