Vertical structure variability and equatorial waves during central Pacific and eastern Pacific El Niños in a coupled general circulation model

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 38, Issue 11-12, 2012, Pages 2275-2289

  Dewitte, B ^a   Choi, J ^b   An, S I ^b   Thual, S ^a  

^a LEGOS   (France)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; BAROCLINIC MODE; EL NINO; EQUATORIAL WAVE; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; KELVIN WAVE; OCEAN BASIN; ROSSBY WAVE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; THERMOCLINE; WARM POOL;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (CENTRAL); PACIFIC OCEAN (EAST);

EID: 84861817769     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-011-1215-x     Document Type: Article

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