Response of mode water and Subtropical Countercurrent to greenhouse gas and aerosol forcing in the North Pacific

Journal of Ocean University of China

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 222-229

  Wang, Liyi ^a   Liu, Qinyu ^a   Xu, Lixiao ^a   Xie, Shang Ping ^a,b  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

aerosol; greenhouse gas; mode water; North Pacific; Subtropical Countercurrent

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876873079     PISSN: 16725182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11802-013-2193-x     Document Type: Article

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