ENSO-correlated fluctuations in ocean bottom pressure and wind-stress curl in the North Pacific

Ocean Science

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 685-692

  Chambers, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM PRESSURE; EL NINO; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; GRACE; LA NINA; NUMERICAL MODEL; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WIND FORCING; WIND STRESS;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84867760286     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-7-685-2011     Document Type: Article

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