A strong atlantic meridional mode event in 2009: The role of mixed: Layer dynamics

Journal of Climate

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 363-380

  Foltz, Gregory R ^a   McPhaden, Michael J ^b   Lumpkin, Rick ^a  

^a ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NOAA PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic Ocean; Atmosphere ocean interaction; Climate variability; Oceanic mixed layer; Sea surface temperature; Tropics

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN INTERACTIONS; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; OCEANIC MIXED LAYERS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; DYNAMICS; HEAT FLUX; OCEANOGRAPHY; STRENGTHENING (METAL); TROPICS;

WIND;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLIMATE VARIATION; COOLING; DOWNWELLING; FLOODING; HEAT FLUX; HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; MIXED LAYER; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TRADE WIND; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH); BRAZIL;

ENA;

EID: 84856969727     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00150.1     Document Type: Article

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