Dynamics of satellite-derived interannual ocean bottom pressure variability in the western tropical North Pacific

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 118, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 5117-5128

  Piecuch, Christopher G ^a  

^a ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

bottom pressure; El Nino Southern oscillation; interannual variability; ocean mass; Pacific

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; TIME SERIES; TROPICS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND STRESS;

BOTTOM PRESSURES; EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; OCEAN MASS; PACIFIC;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; BAROCLINIC MODE; BAROTROPIC MOTION; BOTTOM PRESSURE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GRACE; PRESSURE FIELD; PRESSURE GRADIENT; ROSSBY WAVE; SATELLITE DATA; SVERDRUP TRANSPORT; WIND STRESS;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84890285832     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrc.20374     Document Type: Article

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