Intraseasonal modulation of the surface cooling in the Gulf of Guinea

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 382-401

  Jouanno, Julien ^a   Marin, Frédéric ^b,c   Penhoat, Yves Du ^c,d   Molines, Jean Marc ^e  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

^c LEGOS   (France)

^d CRHOB ^*  (Benin)

^e LEGI   (France)

Author keywords

Inertia gravity waves; Kelvin waves; Mixing; Oceanic mixed layer; Regional models; Tropics

Indexed keywords

EQUATORIAL UNDERCURRENTS; INERTIA-GRAVITY WAVES; INTRA-SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS; KELVIN WAVES; OCEANIC MIXED LAYERS; REGIONAL MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST); SOUTH EQUATORIAL CURRENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUDGET CONTROL; GRAVITY WAVES; HEAT FLUX; MIXING; MODULATION; SHEAR FLOW; TROPICS;

COOLING;

COOLING; EQUATORIAL WAVE; GRAVITY WAVE; HEAT FLUX; KELVIN WAVE; MIXING; NUMERICAL MODEL; ROSSBY WAVE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); GULF OF GUINEA;

EID: 84875493929     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: 15200485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-12-053.1     Document Type: Article

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