Salinity fronts in the tropical Pacific Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 1096-1106

  Kao, Hsun Ying ^a   Lagerloef, Gary S E ^a  

^a EARTH AND SPACE RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquarius; pacific; salinity

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; AQUARIUS; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SALINITY; UPPER OCEAN;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 84939288270     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JC010114     Document Type: Article

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