Ocean mixed layer processes in the Pacific Decadal Oscillation in coupled general circulation models

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 41, Issue 5-6, 2013, Pages 1407-1417

  Yim, Bo Young ^a   Noh, Yign ^b   Yeh, Sang Wook ^c   Kug, Jong Seong ^a   Min, Hong Sik ^a   Qiu, Bo ^d  

^a Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupled general circulation models; El Ni o and Southern Oscillation; Heat budget of the mixed layer; Pacific Decadal Oscillation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; EKMAN TRANSPORT; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HEAT BUDGET; HEAT FLUX; MIXED LAYER; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84884701928     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1630-7     Document Type: Article

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