The effect of subtropical cooling on the amplitude of ENSO: A numerical study

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 3786-3798

  Sun, De Zheng ^a   Zhang, Tao ^a   Shin, Sang Ik ^a  

^a EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SURFACE TREATMENT; SURFACE WATERS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

SUBTROPICAL COOLING; SURFACE COOLING;

COOLING;

COOLING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; THERMOCLINE;

EID: 8644277129     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<3786:TEOSCO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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