A role for the tropical pacific coupled ocean-atmosphere system on milankovitch and millennial timescales. Part I: A modeling study of tropical pacific variability

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 112, Issue , 1999, Pages 363-371

  Clement, Amy C ^b   Cane, Mark ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b LODYC   (France)

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EID: 84873018729     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/GM112p0363     Document Type: Chapter

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